The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)

02/15/1976 (US) • 2h 15m

Thriller, Crime, Drama

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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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

gambling debt

strip club

mobster

los angeles, california

neo-noir

anxious

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