The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)

Title: The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Original Title: The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Release Date: 1976-02-15
Status: Released
Rating: 7.1/10 (from 260 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Thriller, Crime, Drama
Production Companies: Faces International Films
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

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