The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

135 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Feb. 15, 1976

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.

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

135 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Feb. 15, 1976

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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Faces Distribution
Original title The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Directors Nathan Haggard, Sandy King, John Cassavetes
Writers 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

Carolyn Warren

as Carol

John Kullers

as The Accountant

Donna Gordon

as Margo Donnar

Meade Roberts

as Mr. Sophistication

Yvette Morris

as Yvette

Jack Ackerman

as Musical Director

David Rowlands

as Lamarr

Trisha Pelham

as Waitress

Eddie Shaw

as Taxi Driver

Sonny Aprile

as Sonny

Gene Darcy

as Commodore

Ben Marino

as Bartender

Arlene Allison

as Waitress

Vincent Barbi

as Vince

Val Avery

as Blair Benoit

Elizabeth Deering

as Lavinia

Soto Joe Hugh

as Chinese Bookie

Catherine Wong

as The Bookie's Girl

John P. Finnegan

as Taxi Driver

Miles Ciletti

as Mickey

Mike Skloot

as Scooper

Frank Buchanan

as Flo's Friend

Jason Kincaid

as Parking Lot Attendant

Frank Thomas

as Poker Player

Jack Krupnick

as Poker Player

James Lew

as Guard (uncredited)