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.
Hoodlum is of 2 hour(s) and 10 minute(s). It is Produced By: United Artists, Frank Mancuso Jr. Productions. It was released on 1997-08-27. It has the tagline: Power is measured in enemies. It has an average vote of 6.372 on TMDB.
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