The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
1976/02/15 • Released • English
Overview
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.
Director : John Cassavetes
Casts
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
Virginia Carrington
Mama
David Rowlands
Lamarr
Vincent Barbi
Vince
Val Avery
Blair Benoit
John Finnegan
Taxi Driver
James Lew
Guard (uncredited)
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