The read
It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
42 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard MacaulayWriter
- Jerry WaldWriter
- Heinz RoemheldOriginal Music Composer
- Lloyd BaconDirector
- Earl BaldwinScreenplay
Cast
- Edward G. RobinsonLittle John T. 'Johnny' Sarto
- Ann SothernFlorence 'Flo' Addams
- Humphrey BogartJack Buck
- Donald CrispBrother Superior
- Ralph BellamyClarence P. Fletcher
- Allen JenkinsWillie 'The Knife' Corson
- Charles D. BrownBrother Wren
- Cecil KellawayBrother Goodwin
- Morgan ConwayPhiladelphia Powell
- Richard LaneMugsy O'Day
- Paul GuilfoyleRed Martin
- John RidgelyTexas Pearson
Stills
Themes
shipmonkroadhouseretirementmobsterfugitivecatholicmonasterybriberyflower gardenzinniawatermelon