Quick Facts
DirectorLloyd Bacon
Runtime1h 28m · NR
GenresComedy · Crime · Drama · Romance
Release1940-06-07
Film
Brother Orchid
1940· NR· 1h 28m· Comedy· Crime· Drama· Romance
“We'd like youse to meet Brother Orchid!”
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.
1940-06-07
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorLloyd Bacon
WriterJerry Wald
ScreenplayEarl Baldwin
ProducerMark Hellinger
Director of PhotographyTony Gaudio
Original Music ComposerHeinz Roemheld
EditorWilliam Holmes
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 12 crew)
Details
Released1940-06-07
Runtime1h 28m · NR
StatusReleased
StudiosThe Vitaphone Corporation · Warner Bros. Pictures
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.6/10 · 41 votes
Original languageen
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