“Brother Orchid” quotes

(1940)
Movie Brother Orchid
Title Brother Orchid
Year 1940
Director Lloyd Bacon
Genre Drama, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Interpreted by
All actors – Edward G. Robinson, Ann Sothern, Humphrey Bogart, Donald Crisp, Ralph Bellamy, Allen Jenkins, Charles D. Brown, Cecil Kellaway, Morgan Conway, Richard Lane, Paul Guilfoyle, John Ridgely
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  • “- Flo Addams: It's a rabbit's foot. A lucky charm. My uncle wore it for 32 years.
    - Little John Sarto: A lucky charm, eh? Where'd you get it?
    - Flo Addams: From my mother. With her own hand she took it off of my uncle after they hung him.”

    Ann Sothern - Flo Addams
    Edward G. Robinson - Little John Sarto
  • “- Flo Addams: Maybe he won't wanna leave. He told me on a postcard he's in a grand hideout and having a swell time with his mental disorder.
    - Little John Sarto: If he ever told you that on a postcard, maybe they ought to keep him in there.”

    Ann Sothern - Flo Addams
    Edward G. Robinson - Little John Sarto
    [Tag:disease, feeling, lies]
  • “Take things easy and you live a little longer.”
    Edward G. Robinson - Little John Sarto
  • “Love is like a scratch on the back. Sometimes it feels good. But a guy can't go along all his life with an itch.”
    Edward G. Robinson - Little John Sarto
    [Tag:love, sorrow]
  • “When the heart speaks, Brother Orchid, other hearts must listen.”
    Donald Crisp - Brother Superior
    [Tag:heart, listening]
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