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.
Quick Stats
6.5
TMDB Rating
252
Votes
2h 10m
Runtime
$30.0M
Budget
$23.5M
Box Office
78%
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Key Crew
DirectorBill Duke
WriterChris Brancato
CinematographyFrank Miller
ComposerElmer Bernstein
EditorHarry Keramidas
Production DesignGary Baugh
Produced by
United ArtistsFrank Mancuso Jr. ProductionsMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Cast
Laurence Fishburne
Bumpy Johnson
Tim Roth
Dutch Schultz
Vanessa Williams
Francine Hughes
Andy Garcia
Lucky Luciano
Cicely Tyson
Stephanie St. Clair
Chi McBride
Illinois Gordon
Clarence Williams III
Bub Hewlett
Richard Bradford
Captain Foley
William Atherton
Thomas E. Dewey
Loretta Devine
Pigfoot Mary
Queen Latifah
Sulie
Mike Starr
Albert Salke
Beau Starr
Jules Salke
Paul Benjamin
Whispers
Joe Guzaldo
Bo Weinberg
