The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

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.

Details

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