Brother Orchid

Brother Orchid (1940)

Genres - Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance  |   Release Date - May 29, 1940  |   Run Time - 88 min.  |   Countries - United States of America  |   MPAA Rating - TV-G
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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. Prior to the creation of the movie version of Connell's story, a stage adaptation was written by playwright/novelist Leo Brady. The script was originally produced at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C..

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Bribery, Flower Garden, Gang, Monastery, Monk, Retirement, Runyonesque Characters, Ship, Watermelon, Zinnia

Attributes

Narrative Location: London, New York City, Paris
Subject: about organized crime in the United States, organized crime

Alternate Titles

Amartolos dolofonos
GR
Boğuşan Çeteler
TR
Brother Orchid
CA, GB, US
El hermano orquídea
ES
El vengador
VE
Fratele Orhidee
RO
Frère Orchidée
FR
Il vendicatore
IT
Irmão Orquídea
BR
L'étrange aventure
FR
La tumba de los gangsters
MX
Mr. Sarto gör razzia
SE
Mr. Sarto pitää razzian
FI
Orchid, brat gangstera
PL
Orchid, der Gangsterbruder
AT, DE
Orchidea testvér
HU
Orquídea Brava
PT
Αμαρτωλός δολοφόνος
GR
Брат 'Орхидея'
, RU