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Cafe Hostess
“"Check Your Hat, Mister!" (They'll take your shirt before the night is over!)”
54%
Movie
1h 5m
AI Analysis
Cafe Hostess (1940) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Cafe Hostess (1940) — a movie tagged as Crime and Drama with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: A dancehall girl meets a sailor and they fall in love, but the club’s owner doesn’t want the girl to leave. Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~65 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Cafe Hostess 54% (12 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
AI verdict
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TMDb audience score
54%
from 12 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
A dancehall girl meets a sailor and they fall in love, but the club’s owner doesn’t want the girl to leave.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1940-01-11
- Runtime
- 1h 5m
- TMDB rating
- 5.4
- TMDB ID
- 418672
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Where can I watch Cafe Hostess (1940)?
Cafe Hostess is available for discovery on WatchMind. You can find official links to rent, buy, or stream from licensed digital stores like Apple TV and Amazon in our "Where to Watch" section.
Is there an official trailer for Cafe Hostess?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for Cafe Hostess directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is Cafe Hostess about?
A dancehall girl meets a sailor and they fall in love, but the club’s owner doesn’t want the girl to leave.
Is there an AI analysis for Cafe Hostess?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Cafe Hostess?
The official runtime for Cafe Hostess is approximately 65 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Preston Foster
Dan Walters

Ann Dvorak
Jo

Douglas Fowley
Eddie Morgan

Wynne Gibson
Annie

Arthur Loft
Steve Mason

Bruce Bennett
Budge

Eddie Acuff
Scotty

Bradley Page
Al

Dorothy Comingore
Tricks

Beatrice Blinn
Daisy

Dick Wessel
Henchman Willie

Peggy Shannon
Nellie

Frank Austin
Peddler

Walter Baldwin
Jones

Don Beddoe
Customer

James Blaine
Cop

Veda Ann Borg
Cafe Hostess

Betty Compson
Cafe Hostess
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