The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
A down-on-his-luck Hollywood cabaret owner is forced by a mobster to assassinate a protected bookie, trapping him in a deadly game of loyalty, greed, and survival.
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Cosmo Vittelli owns a run-down, seedy cabaret in Hollywood, where he runs peepshow operations featuring female performers. He has a genuine fondness for both the strippers and the employees who help maintain his dilapidated venue. However, his life is complicated by a serious gambling addiction, which has previously landed him in trouble. After losing a large sum at an underground casino operated by mobster Mort, Cosmo finds himself in a dangerous predicament.
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Edited by Tom CornwellShot by Mitch BreitScored by Bo HarwoodDesigned by Sam Shaw
Also known as
- Die Ermordung eines chinesischen Buchmachersde
- Mord an eimem chinesischen Buchmacherde
- Mord an einem chinesischen Buchmacherde
- El asesinato de un corredor de apuestas chinoes
- Meurtre d'un bookmaker chinoisfr
- L'assassinio di un allibratore cineseit
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43 unique people credited
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Supporting cast
26Derna Wylde
as Derna
Carolyn Warren
as Carol
Donna Gordon
as Margo Donnar
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)
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1Other crew
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