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Film · Crime, Drama

Hoodlum (1997)

★ 6.5 · 269 votesIMDb★ 6.3 · 14,426 votes2 h 10 minCrime, Drama1997

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.

Director
Bill Duke
Writers
Chris Brancato
Country
United States
Language
English
Release date
August 27, 1997

Hoodlum cast

  • Laurence FishburneBumpy Johnson
  • Tim RothDutch Schultz
  • Vanessa WilliamsFrancine Hughes
  • Andy GarciaLucky Luciano
  • Cicely TysonStephanie St. Clair
  • Chi McBrideIllinois Gordon
  • Clarence Williams IIIBub Hewlett
  • Richard BradfordCaptain Foley
  • William AthertonThomas E. Dewey
  • Loretta DevinePigfoot Mary
  • Queen LatifahSulie
  • Mike StarrAlbert Salke
  • Beau StarrJules Salke
  • Paul BenjaminWhispers
  • Joe GuzaldoBo Weinberg
  • Ed O'RossLulu Rosenkrantz
  • J.W. SmithCalvin
  • Eddie Bo Smith Jr.Tee-Ninchy
  • John Toles-BeyVallie
  • David DarlowJohnny 'Figures' DiPalmero
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