Scene from Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
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Birth Name: Alice Friedland
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Alternate Names: Claudine Benet, Alice Fredlund, Alicia Friedland, Patti Kramer, Brandy O'Toole
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Alice Friedland was born in 1949. She is an actress, known for The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976).
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Azizi Johari was born on August 24, 1948 in New York City. Since her father was in the service, Johari grew up all over the world before her family eventually settled in Seattle, Washington. Azizi attended both high school and college in Seattle. She loves to meditate and read poetry. Her professional name is a pseudonym which means "precious jewel" in Swahili. Johari was the Playmate of the Month in the June, 1975 issue of "Playboy." She holds the distinction of being the fourth African-American woman to be a Playmate. Azizi toured with Sammy Davis, Jr. Moreover, Johari not only acted in the films "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie," "Dreamer," "Seed of Innocence," and "Body and Soul," but also made a guest appearance on an episode of the TV series "The Six Million Dollar Man."
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Alternate Names: Haji Cat, Barbarella Catton, Haji Catton, Hajo Catton, Hadji
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Haji (born January 24, 1946 ) is a Canadian-born actress and former exotic dancer known for her role in the Russ Meyer's 1965 cult classic Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!. She has made significant contributions to her work by introducing new elements of psychedelia and witchcraft as well as writing most of her own dialogue.
She was 5′ 9¼″ (176 cm) tall.
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About the Movie: Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
Release Year: 1976
Nation: United States
Alternative Title: The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, A Morte de um Bookmaker Chinês, Mord an einem chinesischen Buchmacher, Mordet på en kinesisk bookmaker, El asesinato de un corredor de apuestas chino, L'assassinat del corredor d'apostes xinès, Kiinalaisen kiristäjän murha, Meurtre d'un bookmaker chinois, I dolofonia enos Kinezou bookie, Egy kínai bukméker meggyilkolása, L'assassinio di un allibratore cinese, Chinese Bookie o Koroshita Otoko, Zabójstwo chinskiego maklera, A Morte de Um Apostador Chinês, Mordet på en kinesisk bookmaker, Убийство китайского букмекера, Die Ermordung eines chinesischen Buchmachers, Smrt kineskog kladionicara, Ubojstvo kineskog kladionicara
Director: John Cassavetes
Writer: John Cassavetes
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Keywords: anxious, gambling debt, los angeles, california, mobster, neo-noir, strip club
Story
Cosmo Vittelli, the owner of a seedy Hollywood cabaret, has a long-standing gambling problem that leads him into debt with mobster Mort. Unable to pay back his debt after losing big at Mort's underground casino, Cosmo is offered an alternative: eliminate a troublesome bookie protected by the Mafia as repayment. Cosmo must navigate the dangerous world of organized crime in Los Angeles while trying to protect himself and those he cares about from the consequences of his actions.
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‘Killing of a Chinese Bookie’ (1976) is an independently produced neo-noir thriller directed by John Cassavetes. Set in the grimy underbelly of Hollywood, California, the film explores themes of gambling addiction, debt, and the desperate measures one man takes to repay his obligations to a ruthless mobster. Cosmo Vittelli, the protagonist, owns a struggling cabaret and has developed a significant gambling problem, which ultimately entangles him with the local criminal underworld.