Brother Orchid is a 1940 American crime/comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Edward G. Robinson, Ann Sothern and Humphrey Bogart, featuring Donald Crisp, Ralph Bellamy and Allen Jenkins.
Plot[]
Mob boss Little John Sarto (Edward G. Robinson) cedes control of his territory to Jack Buck (Humphrey Bogart) and leaves town on a grand European tour. Five years later, Sarto tries to take back his turf, but his moll, Flo Addams (Ann Sothern), accidentally leads him into a trap where he's left for dead. Taken in by the well-meaning Brother Superior (Donald Crisp) of a nearby monastery, Sarto begins to understand the error of his previous ways and makes some drastic life changes.
Cast[]
- Edward G. Robinson as "Little" John T. Sarto
- Ann Sothern as Florence Addams
- Humphrey Bogart as Jack Buck
- Donald Crisp as Brother Superior
- Ralph Bellamy as Clarence P. Fletcher
- Allen Jenkins as Willie "the Knife" Corson
- Charles D. Brown as Brother Wren
- Cecil Kellaway as Brother Goodwin
- Morgan Conway as Philadelphia Powell
- Richard Lane as Mugsy O'Day
- Paul Guilfoyle as Red Martin
- John Ridgely as Texas Pearson
- Joseph Crehan as Brother MacEwen
- Wilfred Lucas as Brother MacDonald
- Tom Tyler as Curley Matthews
- Dick Wessell as Buffalo Burns
- Granville Bates as Pattonsville Superintendent
- Paul Phillips as French Frank
- Dan Rowan as Al Muller
- Nanette Vallon as Fifi
- Tim Ryan as Turkey Malone
- Joe Caites as Handsome Harry
- Pat Gleason as Dopey Perkins
- Tommy Baker as Joseph
- Charles Coleman as English diamond salesman (uncredited)