Hoodlum
Power is measured in enemies.
Directed by Bill Duke
Produced by United Artists, Frank Mancuso Jr. Productions
A gritty 1930s crime drama about power, ambition, and survival in Harlem's underworld, where a gangster must defend his territory against ruthless rivals.
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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