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.
Editor's Verdict
"The movie is a crime thriller focused on debt, murder, and a struggling cabaret owner. There is no mention or indication in the provided plot summary or genre tags that Christmas plays any role in the setting, plot, themes, or iconography."
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