Summary
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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Cast
Laurence Fishburne
Bumpy Johnson
Tim Roth
Dutch Schultz
Vanessa Williams
Francine Hughes
Andy García
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
Ed O'Ross
Lulu Rosenkrantz
J.W. Smith
Calvin
John Toles-Bey
Vallie
David Darlow
Johnny 'Figures' DiPalmero
Steve Pickering
Lucky's Henchman
Bill Henderson
Mr. Redmond
Juan Ramírez
Enrique 'Henry' Miro
Marc Vann
Dutch's Liquor Henchman
Leonard Roberts
Tyrone
John M. Watson Sr.
Manager of Pool Hall
Michael McCary
Osgood
Erik Kilpatrick
Security Guard
Kevyn Morrow
Waldo / Church Conductor
David A. Jansen
Doorman
Chekesha Van Putten
Cotton Club Dancer
Thomas F. Evans
Hotel Resident (uncredited)
Anthony W. Johnson
Dancer (uncredited)
Isley Nicole Melton
Party Girl (uncredited)
Dominic Paolo Testa
Prostitute Patron (uncredited)