The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)

Movie · Thriller, Crime, Drama · 2h 15m · Rated 7.0/10 on TMDB · Released February 15, 1976

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.

Directed by John Cassavetes

Cast

• Ben Gazzara as Cosmo Vittelli
• Timothy Carey as Flo
• Seymour Cassel as Mort Weil
• Robert Phillips as Phil
• Morgan Woodward as The Boss
• Al Ruban as Marty Reitz
• Azizi Johari as Rachel
• Haji as Haji
• Alice Friedland as Sherry
• Derna Wylde as Derna
• Virginia Carrington as Mama
• Carolyn Warren as Carol

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