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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.
Top billed 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
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