The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
15/02/1976
2h 15m
Cosmo Vittelli, the proprietor of a sleazy, low-rent Hollywood cabaret, has a real affection for the women who strip in his peepshows and the staff who keep up his dingy establishment. He also has a major gambling problem that has gotten him in trouble before. When Cosmo loses big-time at an underground casino run by mobster Mort, he isn't able to pay up. Mort then offers Cosmo the chance to pay back his debt by knocking off a pesky, Mafia-protected bookie.
Cast
Ben Gazzara
Cosmo Vittelli
Timothy Carey
Flo
Seymour Cassel
Mort Weil
Robert Phillips
Phil
Morgan Woodward
The Boss
Al Ruban
Marty Reitz
Azizi Johari
Rachel
Haji
Haji
Alice Friedland
Sherry
Derna Wylde
Derna
Virginia Carrington
Mama
Carolyn Warren
Carol
John Kullers
The Accountant
Donna Gordon
Margo Donnar
Meade Roberts
Mr. Sophistication
Kathalina Veniero
Annie
Yvette Morris
Yvette
Jack Ackerman
Musical Director
David Rowlands
Lamarr
Trisha Pelham
Waitress
Eddie Shaw
Taxi Driver
Sonny Aprile
Sonny
Gene Darcy
Commodore
Ben Marino
Bartender
Arlene Allison
Waitress
Vincent Barbi
Vince
Val Avery
Blair Benoit
Elizabeth Deering
Lavinia
Soto Joe Hugh
Chinese Bookie
Catherine Wong
The Bookie's Girl
John Finnegan
Taxi Driver
Miles Ciletti
Mickey
Mike Skloot
Scooper
Frank Buchanan
Flo's Friend
Jason Kincaid
Parking Lot Attendant
Frank Thomas
Poker Player
Jack Krupnick
Poker Player
James Lew
Guard (uncredited)
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