Night Waitress (1936)

6.4/10 57 min Romance Crime Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Margot Grahame

Helen Roberts

Gordon Jones

Martin Rhodes

Vinton Hayworth

George Skinner

Marc Lawrence

Dorn

Billy Gilbert

Torre

Don 'Red' Barry

Mario Rigo

Otto Yamaoka

Fong

Paul Stanton

District Attorney

Arthur Loft

Borgum

Walter Miller

Police Inspector

Ernie Adams

Diner Who Gets Indigestion

Willie Best

Black Pedestrian

Mozelle Britton

Waitress

Grace Cunard

Waitress

Frank Faylen

Policeman at Torre's

George Lloyd

Diner Discussing Helen's Past

Charles Murphy

Gangster

Anthony Quinn

Gangster

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