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Brother Orchid

1940 · 88 min

A brisk, good-natured gangster comedy that softens its tough-guy hero into something gentler and quietly charming.

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Overview
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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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • redemption
  • identity
  • crime
  • loyalty
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour6
Realism6
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, crime, drama, romance
Directed by
Lloyd Bacon
Written by
Richard Macaulay, Earl Baldwin, Jerry Wald
Starring
Edward G. Robinson, Ann Sothern, Humphrey Bogart, Donald Crisp, Ralph Bellamy, Allen Jenkins, Charles D. Brown, Cecil Kellaway
Music
Heinz Roemheld
Cinematography
Tony Gaudio
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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