The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
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.
- Director: John Cassavetes
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Actors: Al Ruban, Alice Friedland, Azizi Johari, Ben Gazzara, Derna Wylde, Haji, Morgan Woodward, Robert Phillips, Seymour Cassel, Timothy Carey
