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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.
6.6
39 reviewsRuntime: 88 min.
Budget: N/A
Revenue: N/A
Release Date: 1940-06-07
Director(s): Lloyd Bacon
Production: The Vitaphone Corporation, Warner Bros. Pictures
Languages: English
IMDB: tt0032285
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A very unusual film which really exemplifies the fine acting range of Robinson, as he decides to give up gangsterism and its high life for the subtle rewards of joining a monastery and finding there's more to offer him from a life of solitude and serving others. A minor classic.