The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

7.1

135 minutes

2/15/1976

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.

Cast List

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
John Kullers
as The Accountant
Donna Gordon
as Margo Donnar
Meade Roberts
as Mr. Sophistication
Kathalina Veniero
as Annie
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 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)