The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

1976 en 135 minutes

Rating: 7.1

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

Ben Gazzara

Cosmo Vittelli

Timothy Carey

Timothy Carey

Flo

Seymour Cassel

Seymour Cassel

Mort Weil

Robert Phillips

Robert Phillips

Phil

Morgan Woodward

Morgan Woodward

The Boss

Al Ruban

Al Ruban

Marty Reitz

Azizi Johari

Azizi Johari

Rachel

Haji

Haji

Haji

Alice Friedland

Alice Friedland

Sherry

Derna Wylde

Derna Wylde

Derna

Virginia Carrington

Virginia Carrington

Mama

Carolyn Warren

Carolyn Warren

Carol

John Kullers

John Kullers

The Accountant

Donna Gordon

Donna Gordon

Margo Donnar

Meade Roberts

Meade Roberts

Mr. Sophistication

Kathalina Veniero

Kathalina Veniero

Annie

Yvette Morris

Yvette Morris

Yvette

Jack Ackerman

Jack Ackerman

Musical Director

David Rowlands

David Rowlands

Lamarr

Trisha Pelham

Trisha Pelham

Waitress

Eddie Shaw

Eddie Shaw

Taxi Driver

Sonny Aprile

Sonny Aprile

Sonny

Gene Darcy

Gene Darcy

Commodore

Ben Marino

Ben Marino

Bartender

Arlene Allison

Arlene Allison

Waitress

Vincent Barbi

Vincent Barbi

Vince

Val Avery

Val Avery

Blair Benoit

Elizabeth Deering

Elizabeth Deering

Lavinia

Soto Joe Hugh

Soto Joe Hugh

Chinese Bookie

Catherine Wong

Catherine Wong

The Bookie's Girl

John Finnegan

John Finnegan

Taxi Driver

Miles Ciletti

Miles Ciletti

Mickey

Mike Skloot

Mike Skloot

Scooper

Frank Buchanan

Frank Buchanan

Flo's Friend

Jason Kincaid

Jason Kincaid

Parking Lot Attendant

Frank Thomas

Frank Thomas

Poker Player

Jack Krupnick

Jack Krupnick

Poker Player

James Lew

James Lew

Guard (uncredited)

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