Hoodlum (1997)
Power is measured in enemies.
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.
Cast
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Laurence Fishburne
as Bumpy Johnson
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Tim Roth
as Dutch Schultz
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Vanessa Williams
as Francine Hughes
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Andy Garcia
as Lucky Luciano
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Cicely Tyson
as Stephanie St. Clair
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Chi McBride
as Illinois Gordon
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Clarence Williams III
as Bub Hewlett
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Richard Bradford
as Captain Foley
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William Atherton
as Thomas E. Dewey
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Loretta Devine
as Pigfoot Mary
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Queen Latifah
as Sulie
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Mike Starr
as Albert Salke
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Beau Starr
as Jules Salke
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Paul Benjamin
as Whispers
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Joe Guzaldo
as Bo Weinberg
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Ed O'Ross
as Lulu Rosenkrantz
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J.W. Smith
as Calvin
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Eddie Bo Smith Jr.
as Tee-Ninchy
Crew
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Bill Duke
Director
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Frank Tidy
Director of Photography
- Harry Keramidas Editor
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Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
- Frank Mancuso Jr. Producer
- Chris Brancato Screenplay
