
Plot
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.
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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)