Hoodlum
Crime
Drama
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.
1997-08-27
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Cast
Director
Bill Duke
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
Beau Starr as Jules Salke
Paul Benjamin as Whispers
Joe Guzaldo as Bo Weinberg
Ed O'Ross as Lulu Rosenkrantz
J.W. Smith as Calvin
Eddie Bo Smith Jr. as Tee-Ninchy
John Toles-Bey as Vallie
David Darlow as Johnny 'Figures' DiPalmero
Steve Pickering as Lucky's Henchman
Bill Henderson as Mr. Redmond
Juan Ramírez as Enrique 'Henry' Miro
Marc Vann as Dutch's Liquor Henchman
Leonard Roberts as Tyrone
John M. Watson Sr. as Manager of Pool Hall
Michael McCary as Osgood
Erik Kilpatrick as Security Guard
Kevyn Morrow as Waldo / Church Conductor
David A. Jansen as Doorman
Chekesha Van Putten as Cotton Club Dancer
Andy-John as Driver (uncredited)
Thomas F. Evans as Hotel Resident (uncredited)
Isley Nicole Melton as Party Girl (uncredited)
Dominic Paolo Testa as Prostitute Patron (uncredited)