Brother Orchid [DVD] [1940]
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Release Date:06/27/2017
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Description
Edward G. Robinson plays orchid-loving gangster Little John Sarto, who aspires to "real class." During a power struggle with usurping mobster Jack Buck (Humphrey Bogart), Sarto is taken for a one-way ride, but he escapes his would-be assassins and hides out in a monastery overseen by Brother Superior (Donald Crisp). Sarto insists that he'd like to become a monk himself, but in fact he's using the monastery as a hideout, the better to mount his counterattack against Buck. Eventually Sarto's resolve is weakened by the kindness of the monks, and he decides to turn over a new leaf. He sees to it that Buck is brought to justice, and also fixes up his true-blue "moll," Flo Addams (Ann Sothern), with good-hearted Texas rancher Clarence Fletcher (Ralph Bellamy). (News flash! Bellamy gets the girl for once!) Sarto, now known as "Brother Orchid," returns to the monastery for good, declaring that he's finally found the real class. Though Edward G. Robinson didn't want to play another gangster, he agreed to star in Brother Orchid in exchange for being allowed to essay the lead in Warner Bros.' historical drama A Dispatch From Reuter's (1940).~Hal Erickson
Features
Commentary by Robinson biographer Alan L. Gansberg and Bogart biographer Eric Lax
Warner Night at the Movies 1940 short subjects gallery:
Vintage newsreel
Musical short Henry Busse and His Orchestra
Classic cartoons Busy Bakers and Slap Happy Pappy
Trailers of Brother Orchid and 1940's It All Came True
Director
- Lloyd Bacon
Writer
- Earl W. Baldwin
Cast
- Edward G. RobinsonLittle John Sarto
- Humphrey BogartJack Buck
- Donald CrispBrother Superior
- Ralph BellamyClarence Fletcher
- Allen JenkinsWillie The Knife
- Charles D. BrownBrother Wren
- Cecil KellawayBrother Goodwin
- Morgan ConwayPhiladelphia Powell
- Richard LaneMugsy O'Day
- Paul GuilfoyleRed Martin
- John RidgelyTexas Pearson
- Joseph CrehanBrother MacEwen
- Wilfred LucasBrother MacDonald
- Tom TylerCurley Matthews
- Granville BatesPattonsville Supt.
- Paul PhillipsFrench Frank
- Don RowanAl Muller
- Nanette VallonFifi
- Joe CaitsHandsome Harry
- Pat GleasonDopey Perkins
- Tommy BakerJoseph
- Joan Blondell
- Dick WesselBuffalo Burns
- Ann SothernFlo Addams
- Harlan BriggsThomas A. Bailey
- Charles ColemanEnglishman
- Gino CorradoArtist
- Charles de RavenneStable Boy
- Jean del ValFrenchman
- Frank FaylenSuperintendent of Service
- James FlavinParking Attendant
- Mary GordonMrs. Sweeney
- Creighton HaleReporter
- George HaywoodReporter
- William HopperReporter
- Armand KalizFrenchman
- Sam McDanielJanitor
- Leonard MudieEnglishman
- Edgar NortonMeadows
- Frank OrthWaiter
- John QualenMr. Pigeon
Crew
- Hal B. WallisProducer
- Richard ConnellPlay Author
- Richard ConnellScreen Story
- Tony GaudioCinematographer
- Heinz RoemheldComposer (Music Score)
- Max ParkerArt Director
- Mark HellingerAssociate Producer
- Howard ShoupCostume Designer
- Byron HaskinSpecial Effects
- Edwin DuParSpecial Effects
- Willard Van EngerSpecial Effects
- Perc WestmoreMakeup
Details
- GenreDrama,Comedy
- SubgenreCrime Comedy,Gangster Film
- TitleBrother Orchid
- Countries ProducedUnited States
- Duration87 minutes
- Year of Release1940
- Product TagsDVD
- FormatDVD
- Program TypeMovie
- Sound Featuresstereo, monaural
- Screen FormatBlack & White
- Aspect Ratio1.37:1
- LanguageEnglish
- SubtitlesEnglish, French
- Region Code0
- StudioWarner Bros. Digital Distribution
Other
- Product NameBrother Orchid [DVD] [1940]
- UPC888574489076
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