Hoodlum(1997)
Power is measured in enemies.
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: Hoodlum
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Bumpy Johnson
Dutch Schultz
Francine Hughes
Lucky Luciano
Stephanie St. Clair
Illinois Gordon
Bub Hewlett
Captain Foley
Thomas E. Dewey
Pigfoot Mary
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