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Hoodlum
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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“Power is measured in enemies.”
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Hoodlum (1997) ORIGINAL TRAILER
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- Aug 27, 1997
- 2h 10m
- English
- Bill Duke
- Chris Brancato
- Released
- $30.0M
- $23.5M
