Brother Orchid

Brother Orchid is a 1940 crime/comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon. It starred Edward G. Robinson and Humphrey Bogart as rival gangsters. Crime boss John Sarto (Edward G. Robinson) retires suddenly, giving leadership of his gang to Jack Buck (Humphrey Bogart), while he leaves for a tour of Europe to acquire "class". However, Sarto is repeatedly swindled and finally loses all his money. He decides to return home and take back his gang, as if nothi... more

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  • Jun 8, 1940

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  • 1 h 20 min

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Lloyd Bacon

Lloyd Francis Bacon (December 4, 1889 – November 15, 1955) was a screen, stage, and vaudeville actor and film director. Bacon started in films with Charlie Chaplin and Bronco Billy Anderson and appeared in more than 40 total. As an actor he is best known for supporting Chaplin in such films as 1915...

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