{"id":44628,"date":"2019-09-04T13:43:26","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T20:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=44628"},"modified":"2022-07-28T11:13:37","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T18:13:37","slug":"brother-orchid-1940","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=44628","title":{"rendered":"Brother Orchid (1940)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I always was a great guy for orchids. That&#8217;ll be my new tag: Brother Orchid.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Brother-Orchid-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Brother-Orchid-Poster-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-44632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Brother-Orchid-Poster-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Brother-Orchid-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Brother-Orchid-Poster.jpg 666w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nBefore a crime lord (Edward G. Robinson) travels to Europe in search of some &#8220;class&#8221;, he helps his loyal girlfriend (Ann Sothern) secure a job and leaves his territory in the hands of an underling (Humphrey Bogart). Upon his return, he is nearly killed by Bogart and hides out with a group of flower-growing monks (including Donald Crisp and Cecil Kellaway) who help him achieve a change of heart. When Robinson learns his girlfriend is about to marry a wealthy cowboy (Ralph Bellamy), he emerges from seclusion and decides to take action &#8212; but will his new, more charitable outlook on life impact his choices?\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ann Sothern Films<\/li>\n<li>Cecil Kellaway Films<\/li>\n<li>Character Arc<\/li>\n<li>Donald Crisp Films<\/li>\n<li>Gangsters<\/li>\n<li>Humphrey Bogart Films<\/li>\n<li>Mistaken or Hidden Identities<\/li>\n<li>Priests and Ministers<\/li>\n<li>Ralph Bellamy Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAccording to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/594\/brother-orchid#articles-reviews?articleId=78310\">TCM&#8217;s article<\/a>, this comedic crime flick (featuring Edward G. Robinson and Humphrey Bogart in their fourth and penultimate on-screen pairing before <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=36850\"><em>Key Largo<\/em><\/a> in 1948) was purportedly made by Robinson in exchange for his casting in the more serious, non-gangster-themed <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=45182\"><em>Confessions of a Nazi Spy<\/em> (1939)<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=36091\"><em>The Sea Wolf<\/em> (1941)<\/a>. As a farce, it pales in comparison with Robinson&#8217;s delightfully goofy <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=9631\"><em>A Slight Case of Murder<\/em> (1938)<\/a> &#8212;  however, it offers enough off-beat touches and narrative twists that fans likely won&#8217;t be too disappointed. Bogart&#8217;s performance is inconsequential, but Sothern is well-cast as Robinson&#8217;s deeply loyal albeit  &#8220;dizzy&#8221; moll.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Edward G. Robinson as Little John Sarto<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Brother-Orchid-Robinson.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Brother-Orchid-Robinson.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Brother-Orchid-Robinson.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Brother-Orchid-Robinson-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Brother-Orchid-Robinson-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ann Sothern as Flo<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Brother-Orchid-Sothern.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Brother-Orchid-Sothern.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Brother-Orchid-Sothern.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Brother-Orchid-Sothern-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Brother-Orchid-Sothern-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Effective cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Brother-Orchid-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Brother-Orchid-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Brother-Orchid-Cinematography.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Brother-Orchid-Cinematography-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Brother-Orchid-Cinematography-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s worth a one-time look. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0032285\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1940\/06\/08\/archives\/the-screen-in-review-brother-orchid-finds-edward-g-robinson-in-an.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/594\/brother-orchid#articles-reviews?articleId=78310\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s2529gang.html\">DVD Savant Review (scroll down) <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I always was a great guy for orchids. That&#8217;ll be my new tag: Brother Orchid.&#8221; Synopsis: Before a crime lord (Edward G. Robinson) travels to Europe in search of some &#8220;class&#8221;, he helps his loyal girlfriend (Ann Sothern) secure a job and leaves his territory in the hands of an underling (Humphrey Bogart). Upon his return, he is nearly killed by Bogart and hides out with a group of flower-growing monks (including Donald Crisp and Cecil Kellaway) who help him&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=44628\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=44628"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44628\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85882,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44628\/revisions\/85882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=44628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=44628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=44628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}