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Night Waitress
Night Waitress

Night Waitress

She knew how to handle men...until love taught one man how to handle her!

Genres

RomanceCrimeDrama

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Helen Roberts, who's on probation, goes back to work as a waitress at Torre's Fish Palace, a San Francisco waterfront dive. The customers are low characters trying to make time with Helen and ex-rum runners trying to make a dishonest dollar. Some of the latter, including Helen's unwelcome suitor Martin Rhodes, are after a mysterious, valuable hidden "cargo"; when violence erupts, Helen finds herself innocently involved, and is soon on the run from both cops and crooks.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

57 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

18 December 1936

Country

United States of America

Cast

Margot Grahame

Margot Grahame

Helen Roberts

Gordon Jones

Gordon Jones

Martin Rhodes

Vinton Hayworth

Vinton Hayworth

George Skinner

Marc Lawrence

Marc Lawrence

Dorn

Billy Gilbert

Billy Gilbert

Torre

Don 'Red' Barry

Don 'Red' Barry

Mario Rigo

Otto Yamaoka

Otto Yamaoka

Fong

Paul Stanton

Paul Stanton

District Attorney

Arthur Loft

Arthur Loft

Borgum

Walter Miller

Walter Miller

Police Inspector

Ernie Adams

Ernie Adams

Diner Who Gets Indigestion

Willie Best

Willie Best

Black Pedestrian

Mozelle Britton

Mozelle Britton

Waitress

Grace Cunard

Grace Cunard

Waitress

Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

Policeman at Torre's

Jerry Frank

Jerry Frank

Gangster

George Lloyd

George Lloyd

Diner Discussing Helen's Past

Richard Miller

Richard Miller

Policeman

Charles Murphy

Charles Murphy

Gangster

Anthony Quinn

Anthony Quinn

Gangster

Max Wagner

Max Wagner

Diner Trying to Date Helen

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