Cafe Hostess(1940)
"Check Your Hat, Mister!" (They'll take your shirt before the night is over!)
A dancehall girl meets a sailor and they fall in love, but the club’s owner doesn’t want the girl to leave.
Movie: Cafe Hostess
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