Hoodlum (1997)

08/27/1997 2h 10m

Power is measured in enemies.

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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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Laurence Fishburne

as Bumpy Johnson

Born 07/30/1961, age

Tim Roth

as Dutch Schultz

Born 05/14/1961, age

Vanessa Williams

as Francine Hughes

Born 03/18/1963, age

Andy García

as Lucky Luciano

Born 04/12/1956, age

Cicely Tyson

as Stephanie St. Clair

Born 12/19/1924

Died 01/28/2021, age

Chi McBride

as Illinois Gordon

Born 09/23/1961, age

Clarence Williams III

as Bub Hewlett

Born 08/21/1939

Died 06/04/2021, age

Richard Bradford

as Captain Foley

Born 11/10/1937

Died 03/22/2016, age

William Atherton

as Thomas E. Dewey

Born 07/30/1947, age

Loretta Devine

as Pigfoot Mary

Born 08/21/1949, age

Queen Latifah

as Sulie

Born 03/18/1970, age

Mike Starr

as Albert Salke

Born 07/29/1950, age

Beau Starr

as Jules Salke

Born 09/01/1944, age

Ed O'Ross

as Lulu Rosenkrantz

Born 07/04/1946, age

Leonard Roberts

as Tyrone

Born 11/17/1972, age