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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie( 1976)

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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.

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      Ben Gazzara

      Cosmo Vittelli

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      Timothy Carey

      Flo

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      Seymour Cassel

      Mort Weil

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      Robert Phillips

      Phil

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      Morgan Woodward

      The Boss

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      Al Ruban

      Marty Reitz

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      Azizi Johari

      Rachel

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      Haji

      Haji

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      Alice Friedland

      Sherry

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      Derna Wylde

      Derna

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      Virginia Carrington

      Mama

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      Carolyn Warren

      Carol

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      John Kullers

      The Accountant

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      Donna Gordon

      Margo Donnar

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      Meade Roberts

      Mr. Sophistication

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      Kathalina Veniero

      Annie

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      Yvette Morris

      Yvette

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      Jack Ackerman

      Musical Director

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      David Rowlands

      Lamarr

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      Trisha Pelham

      Waitress

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      Eddie Shaw

      Taxi Driver

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      Sonny Aprile

      Sonny

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      Gene Darcy

      Commodore

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      Ben Marino

      Bartender

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      Arlene Allison

      Waitress

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      Vincent Barbi

      Vince

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      Val Avery

      Blair Benoit

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      Elizabeth Deering

      Lavinia

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      Soto Joe Hugh

      Chinese Bookie

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      Catherine Wong

      The Bookie's Girl

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      John Finnegan

      Taxi Driver

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      Miles Ciletti

      Mickey

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      Mike Skloot

      Scooper

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      Frank Buchanan

      Flo's Friend

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      Jason Kincaid

      Parking Lot Attendant

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      Frank Thomas

      Poker Player

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      Jack Krupnick

      Poker Player

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      James Lew

      Guard (uncredited)

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • gambling debt
    • strip club
    • mobster
    • los angeles, california
    • neo-noir
    • anxious