Hoodlum (1997)
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.
- Released
- 1997-08-27
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Bill Duke, Chris Brancato
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 from 269 votes
Cast
- Laurence Fishburne as Bumpy Johnson
- Tim Roth as Dutch Schultz
- Vanessa Williams as Francine Hughes
- Andy Garcia as Lucky Luciano
- Cicely Tyson as Stephanie St. Clair
- Chi McBride as Illinois Gordon
- Clarence Williams III as Bub Hewlett
- Richard Bradford as Captain Foley
- William Atherton as Thomas E. Dewey
- Loretta Devine as Pigfoot Mary
- Queen Latifah as Sulie
- Mike Starr as Albert Salke