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Brother Orchid is a american film of genre Drama directed by Lloyd Bacon released in USA on 8 june 1940 with Edward G. Robinson

Brother Orchid (1940)

Brother Orchid
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Released in USA 8 june 1940
Length 1h28
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Comedy,    Action,    Crime,    Romance
Rating69% 3.4959153.4959153.4959153.4959153.495915

Brother Orchid is a 1940 American crime/comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Edward G. Robinson, Ann Sothern and Humphrey Bogart, with featured performances by Donald Crisp, Ralph Bellamy and Allen Jenkins. The screenplay was written by Earl Baldwin, with uncredited contributions from Jerry Wald and Richard Macauley, based on a story by Richard Connell originally published in Collier's Magazine on May 21, 1938.

Synopsis

Crime boss Little John Sarto (Edward G. Robinson) retires suddenly, giving leadership of his gang to Jack Buck (Humphrey Bogart), while he leaves for a tour of Europe to acquire "class". However, Sarto is repeatedly swindled and finally loses all his money.

Actors

Edward G. Robinson

(Little John T. 'Johnny' Sarto)
Ann Sothern

(Florence 'Flo' Addams)
Humphrey Bogart

(Jack Buck)
Donald Crisp

(Brother Superior)
Ralph Bellamy

(Clarence P. Fletcher)
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