
Plot
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

Eddie Bo Smith Jr.
Tee-Ninchy

John Toles-Bey
Vallie

David Darlow
Johnny 'Figures' DiPalmero

Steve Pickering
Lucky's Henchman

Ellis Foster
Undertaker

Bill Henderson
Mr. Redmond

Juan Ramírez
Enrique 'Henry' Miro

Tony Fitzpatrick
Dutch's Driver

Robert Cornelius
Hobo

Tab Baker
Willie Brunder

Joe Van Slyke
Warden

Daniel Bryant
Hep-Cat Man

Don James
Piano Man

Sulanya 'Sue' Conway
Miss Philmore

Paul Eckstein
Dutch's Thug

Christian Payton
Jimmy

Jackie Taylor
Mrs. Andrews

Dick Gjonola
Owney Madden

David Nisbet
Man in Cotton Club

Nancy Nickel
Woman in Cotton Club

Ted Love
Runner

Kenya Cagle
Runner

Jim Saltouros
Lieutenant

Marc Vann
Dutch's Liquor Henchman

Cheridah Best
Prostitute

Colin Bradley Sylvester
Chee Chee

Iris Lieberman
Female Prison Guard

Leonard Roberts
Tyrone

John M. Watson Sr.
Manager of Pool Hall

Lisa C. Boltauzer
Dancer

Michael McCary
Osgood

Erik Kilpatrick
Security Guard

Demetrice O'Neal
Singer

Tony Powell
Rent Party Singer

Kevyn Morrow
Waldo / Church Conductor

Louis Price
Church Singer

Vernon Oliver Price
Church Singer

Laurnea Wilkerson
Cotton Club Singer

Tony Rich
Duke Ellington

Kim Adams
Show Girl

David A. Jansen
Doorman

Fred Nelson
Sideline Musician

Robert Keating
Luciano's Mob Boss

Charles Koysta
Luciano's Mob Boss

Joe Testa
Luciano's Mob Boss

Rocky McCord
Luciano's Mob Boss

Sheridan Bailey
Bamville Club Dancer

Tiffani Glass
Bamville Club Dancer / Rent Party Dancer

Kirby Reed
Bamville Club Dancer

Elaine McLaurin
Bamville Club Dancer

Lazette Rayford O'Brien
Bamville Club Dancer

J. Michael Jones
Bamville Club Dancer / Rent Party Dancer

Vanessa Truvillion
Bamville Club Dancer

Le Von Campbell
Bamville Club Dancer

Ron Wilson
Bamville Club Dancer

Carrie
Bamville Club Dancer

Monique S. Young Johnson
Bamville Club Dancer

Will Gill Jr.
Bamville Club Dancer

Elana Anderson
Bamville Club Dancer

James Lacey
Bamville Club Dancer

J. Todd
Bamville Club Dancer

Sharon Kimbrough
Bamville Club Dancer

Darryl Kent Clark
Bamville Club Dancer

Albert Adams
Bamville Club Dancer

Sandra Hodge-Hampton
Rent Party Dancer

Delphine T. Mantz
Rent Party Dancer

Darryl Manuel
Rent Party Dancer

Barbara Koval
Cotton Club Dancer

Chekesha Van Putten
Cotton Club Dancer

Matagi Booker
Cotton Club Dancer

Sharon Ferrol-Young
Cotton Club Dancer

Tammi Cave
Cotton Club Dancer

Magda Rivera
Cotton Club Dancer

Ashley Cie Thompson
Cotton Club Dancer

Donna M. Perkins
Cotton Club Dancer

Daryl Richardson
Cotton Club Dancer

Andy-John
Driver (uncredited)

Joe Caballero
Hector (uncredited)

Thomas F. Evans
Hotel Resident (uncredited)

Anthony W. Johnson
Dancer (uncredited)

Isley Nicole Melton
Party Girl (uncredited)

Dominic Paolo Testa
Prostitute Patron (uncredited)