Hoodlum (1997)
August 27, 1997
Crime, Drama
2h 10m
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Power is measured in enemies.
In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Queen—the powerful woman who runs the scam in Harlem—is arrested, Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson takes over the business and must resist an invasion from a merciless mobster.
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Cast & Crew
- Director
- Bill Duke
- Bumpy Johnson Laurence Fishburne
- Dutch Schultz Tim Roth
- Francine Hughes Vanessa Williams
- Lucky Luciano Andy García
- Stephanie St. Clair Cicely Tyson
- Illinois Gordon Chi McBride
- Bub Hewlett Clarence Williams III
- Captain Foley Richard Bradford
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Keywords
- gangster
- mobster
- 1930s