Night Waitress

Night Waitress

57 mins | Drama, Crime, Romance | Dec. 18, 1936

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.

Night Waitress

57 mins | Drama, Crime, Romance | Dec. 18, 1936

Night Waitress
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.
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers RKO Radio Pictures
Original title Night Waitress
Directors Lew Landers
Writers Marcus Goodrich

Cast

Margot Grahame

as Helen Roberts

Gordon Jones

as Martin Rhodes

Vinton Hayworth

as George Skinner

Marc Lawrence

as Dorn

Billy Gilbert

as Torre

Don Barry

as Mario Rigo

Otto Yamaoka

as Fong

Paul Stanton

as District Attorney

Arthur Loft

as Borgum

Walter Miller

as Police Inspector

Ernie Adams

as Diner Who Gets Indigestion

Willie Best

as Black Pedestrian

Mozelle Britton

as Waitress

Grace Cunard

as Waitress

Frank Faylen

as Policeman at Torre's

Jerry Frank

as Gangster

George Lloyd

as Diner Discussing Helen's Past

Richard Miller

as Policeman

Charles Murphy

as Gangster

Anthony Quinn

as Gangster

Max Wagner

as Diner Trying to Date Helen