Brother Orchid
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
🎬 Critics Choice Nominee
Director
Lloyd Bacon
Status
Released
Release Date
1940-06-07
Storyline
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.
"We'd like youse to meet Brother Orchid!"
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talisencrw
★ 9.0
"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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