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Hoodlum

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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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1997-08-27

Runtime: 130 mins

Director: Bill Duke

Spoken language: English

Genres: Crime, Drama

Original title: Hoodlum

Production Companies: United Artists, Frank Mancuso Jr. Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Countries: United States of America

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