Hoodlum (1997)

Hoodlum: Directed by Bill Duke. With Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, Vanessa Williams, Andy Garcia. Black gangsters in 1930 Harlem fights Dutch Schultz who is trying to horn in on their numbers racket.

“Hoodlum…..what can I say, if you had cool Grandparents that grew up in Harlem in the 1930u0026#39;s who liked to party, dress and play numbers then maybe youu0026#39;d of heard some of the stories about the going ons in Harlem U.S.A. during that period. Numbers were literally the Black mans lottery back then and communication between runner and player no matter how small the amount played was the lug that connected dreams with hope for the little guy; Hoodlum is a story about the preservation of those hopes and dreams by a one Bumpy Johnson. The music, wardrobe and cinematography is superb, I highly recommend this tale of Harlem history.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMacheeste~”