- HD 1080
- Runtime: 88m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Lloyd Bacon
- Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Ann Sothern, Humphrey Bogart, Donald Crisp, Ralph Bellamy
- keywords: ship, monk, roadhouse, retirement, mobster, fugitive, monastery, bribery, flower garden, zinnia, watermelon
- Production_studio: The Vitaphone Corporation, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Slogan: We'd like youse to meet Brother Orchid!
- The Brother Orchid is featured in the top rankings of 1940
- #34 in Top Comedy Movies of 1940
- #28 in Top Romance Movies of 1940
- #31 in Top Drama Movies of 1940
- #11 in Top Crime Movies of 1940
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.