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Night Waitress (1936)

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

Genre : Romance, Crime, Drama

Runtime : 57M

Director : Lew Landers
Writer : Marcus Goodrich

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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 Barry
Don 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

Crews

Lew Landers
Lew Landers
Director
Marcus Goodrich
Marcus Goodrich
Screenplay

Posters and backgrounds

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