February 15, 1976
135 minutes
ThrillerCrimeDrama
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
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))
