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Birth Name: Alice Friedland
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Alternate Names: Alice Fredlund, Alicia Friedland, Brandy O'Toole, Claudine Benet, Patti Kramer, Alice Fredlund, Alicia Friedland, Brandy O'Toole, Claudine Benet, Patti Kramer
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Alice Friedland was born in 1949 and is known for her role as Cindy in the 1970 film 'Cindy & Donna'. The movie follows Cindy, a sexually curious teenager living with her half-sister Donna, navigating her awakening sexuality amidst family tension. After an argument between sisters, Donna is tragically killed by a car while crying on the street.
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Azizi Johari, born August 24, 1948 in New York City, spent her early life traveling due to her father's service before settling in Seattle, Washington. She attended high school and college there, adopting a pseudonym that means 'precious jewel' in Swahili. Known professionally as Azizi Johari, she was Playmate of the Month in June 1975, being one of the first African-American women to hold this title. After touring with Sammy Davis Jr., she acted in films like 'The Killing of a Chinese Bookie', 'Dreamer', 'Seed of Innocence', and 'Body and Soul', also appearing on TV in 'The Six Million Dollar Man'.
Birth Name: Carol Warren
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Alternate Names: Barbarella Catton, Hadji, Haji Cat, Haji Cat, Barbarella Catton, Hadji, Hadji, Haji Catton, Haji Cat, Haji Catton, Hajo Catton
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Haji, born on January 24, 1946, is a Canadian actress and former exotic dancer known primarily for her role in Russ Meyer's cult classic 'Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!' (1965). She stands at an impressive height of 5'9.25" (176 cm) tall.
Birth Name: Trisha Pelham
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Release Year: 1976
Nation: United States of America
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
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.
‘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.