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1940ComedyCrimeDrama1h 28mBrother Orchid
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When retired racket boss John Sarto tries to reclaim his place and former friends try to kill him, he finds solace in a monastery and reinvents himself as a pious monk.
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Edward G. Robinson
Little John T. 'Johnny' Sarto
Ann Sothern
Florence 'Flo' Addams
Humphrey Bogart
Jack Buck
Donald Crisp
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Ralph Bellamy
Clarence P. Fletcher
Allen Jenkins
Willie 'The Knife' Corson
Charles D. Brown
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Cecil Kellaway
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Morgan Conway
Philadelphia Powell
Richard Lane
Mugsy O'Day
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A very unusual film which really exemplifies the fine acting range of Robinson, as he decides to give up gangsterism and its high life for the subtle rewards of joining a monastery and finding there's more to offer him from a life of solitude and serving others. A minor classic.
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StatusReleased
Original Languageen
Keywords
shipmonkroadhouseretirementmobsterfugitivecatholicmonasterybriberyflower gardenzinniawatermelon
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