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Brother Orchid
“We'd like youse to meet Brother Orchid!”
★ 6.6· 1940· 88 min· Popularity 1NR
ComedyCrimeDramaRomance
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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Release Date: 6/7/1940
Runtime: 88 minutes
Languages: English
Director: Lloyd Bacon
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Companies: The Vitaphone Corporation, Warner Bros. Pictures
Countries: United States of America
Where to watch · US
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★ 9/103/12/2016
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.
Keywords
shipmonkroadhouseretirementmobsterfugitivecatholicmonasterybriberyflower gardenzinniawatermelon
