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Hoodlum
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Hoodlum

Aug 27, 1997
2h 10m
★ 6.4

Power is measured in enemies.

Overview

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.

Genres

Crime
Drama

Production Companies

United Artists
Frank Mancuso Jr. Productions
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

Laurence Fishburne

Bumpy Johnson

Laurence Fishburne

Tim Roth

Dutch Schultz

Tim Roth

Vanessa Williams

Francine Hughes

Vanessa Williams

Andy Garcia

Lucky Luciano

Andy Garcia

Cicely Tyson

Stephanie St. Clair

Cicely Tyson

Chi McBride

Illinois Gordon

Chi McBride

Clarence Williams III

Bub Hewlett

Clarence Williams III

Richard Bradford

Captain Foley

Richard Bradford

William Atherton

Thomas E. Dewey

William Atherton

Loretta Devine

Pigfoot Mary

Loretta Devine

Queen Latifah

Sulie

Queen Latifah

Mike Starr

Albert Salke

Mike Starr

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