Hoodlum (1997)
Ratings:
6.4 (TMDb)
Released:
1997-08-27
Runtime:
2h 10m
Genres:
Crime, Drama
Countries:
United States of America
Director:
Bill Duke
Actors:
Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, Vanessa Williams, Andy Garcia, Cicely Tyson, Chi McBride, Clarence Williams III, Richard Bradford
Synopsis
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.