Hoodlum
Released: 1997
Crime, Drama
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.
Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, Vanessa Williams, Andy García, Cicely Tyson, Chi McBride, Clarence Williams III, Richard Bradford
Directed by: Bill Duke
Written by: Chris Brancato
Language: English
Scenes
The gangster Dutch Schultz (Tim Roth) is shot and fatally wounded by one of his henchmen while using a urinal. (It is a true historical fact that Schultz was shot while using the men's room.)
Screen Captures
Alternate Titles
Gangster (working title)
Hoods (working title)
Harlem N.Y.C. - Der Preis der Macht