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.
Release Date:
1976-02-15
Runtime:
135 minutes
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Starring:
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
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Derna Wylde
as Derna
Virginia Carrington
as Mama
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Carolyn Warren
as Carol
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John Kullers
as The Accountant
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Donna Gordon
as Margo Donnar
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Meade Roberts
as Mr. Sophistication
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Kathalina Veniero
as Annie
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Yvette Morris
as Yvette
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Jack Ackerman
as Musical Director
David Rowlands
as Lamarr
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Trisha Pelham
as Waitress
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Eddie Shaw
as Taxi Driver
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Sonny Aprile
as Sonny
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Gene Darcy
as Commodore
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Ben Marino
as Bartender
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Arlene Allison
as Waitress
Vincent Barbi
as Vince
Val Avery
as Blair Benoit
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Elizabeth Deering
as Lavinia
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Soto Joe Hugh
as Chinese Bookie
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Catherine Wong
as The Bookie's Girl