70%User score 70 percent
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
1976 · Thriller · Crime
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21 votes
Soho... Where Love Comes Cheap... Money Comes Hard...And Life is a Girl With a Suitcase a Thousand Miles From Home.
Soho strip club compère Sammy Lee struggles to stay one step ahead of the notorious bookie, to whom he owes £300.
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CinemaSerf
February 2, 2024
Anthony Newley is at the top of his game here as the eponymous nightclub host who is way past his best. His lame one-liners have long since stopped engaging his dwindling number of punters who now only show up for a cheap drink and a eyeful. His on stage failures are not his only worries. He couldn't pick a winner in an one-horse race and is in hock to his bookie for money he can never hope to raise, and they are not…
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