Hoodlum

Hoodlum
1997CrimeDrama130 mins
★★★★★

Plot

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 busi... read more

  • Bill Duke

    Director

  • Chris Brancato

    Screenplay

  • Frank Tidy

    Director of Photography

  • Harry Keramidas

    Editor

  • Laurence Fishburne

    Bumpy Johnson

  • Tim Roth

    Dutch Schultz

  • Vanessa Williams

    Francine Hughes

  • Andy García

    Lucky Luciano

  • Cicely Tyson

    Stephanie St. Clair

  • Chi McBride

    Illinois Gordon

  • Clarence Williams III

    Bub Hewlett

  • Richard Bradford

    Captain Foley

  • William Atherton

    Thomas E. Dewey

  • Loretta Devine

    Pigfoot Mary

  • Queen Latifah

    Sulie

  • Mike Starr

    Albert Salke

  • Beau Starr

    Jules Salke

  • Paul Benjamin

    Whispers

  • Joe Guzaldo

    Bo Weinberg

  • Ed O'Ross

    Lulu Rosenkrantz

  • J.W. Smith

    Calvin

  • Eddie Bo Smith Jr.

    Tee-Ninchy

  • John Toles-Bey

    Vallie

  • David Darlow

    Johnny 'Figures' DiPalmero

  • Steve Pickering

    Lucky's Henchman

  • Ellis Foster

    Undertaker

  • Bill Henderson

    Mr. Redmond

  • Juan Ramírez

    Enrique 'Henry' Miro

  • Tony Fitzpatrick

    Dutch's Driver

  • Robert Cornelius

    Hobo

  • Tab Baker

    Willie Brunder

  • Joe Van Slyke

    Warden

  • Daniel Bryant

    Hep-Cat Man

  • Don James

    Piano Man

  • Sulanya 'Sue' Conway

    Miss Philmore

  • Paul Eckstein

    Dutch's Thug

  • Christian Payton

    Jimmy

  • Jackie Taylor

    Mrs. Andrews

  • Dick Gjonola

    Owney Madden

  • David Nisbet

    Man in Cotton Club

  • Nancy Nickel

    Woman in Cotton Club

  • Ted Love

    Runner

  • Kenya Cagle

    Runner

  • Jim Saltouros

    Lieutenant

    • Runtime

    130 minutes

    Released

    1997-08-27

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    United Artists

    Frank Mancuso Jr. Productions

    Sound

  • Elmer Bernstein

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    116 days ago

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