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Hoodlum is a 1997 American crime drama film that gives a fictionalized account of the gang war between the Italian/Jewish mafia alliance and the black gangsters of Harlem that took place in the late 1920s and early 1930s. The film concentrates on Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson (Laurence Fishburne), Dutch Schultz , and Lucky Luciano (Andy García). [2]
The Hoodlum is a 1951 American film noir crime film starring Lawrence Tierney, Allene Roberts, and Marjorie Riordan, and introducing Edward Tierney. [1] It was directed by Max Nosseck . Plot
The Hoodlum may refer to: The Hoodlum (1919 film) , a comedy-drama film starring Mary Pickford The Hoodlum (1951 film) , a crime film featuring Lawrence Tierney
In the 1984 film The Cotton Club, Laurence Fishburne plays a character based on Bumpy Johnson, "Bumpy Rhodes". [18] [14] In the 1997 film Hoodlum, Johnson is again portrayed by Fishburne. [18] [14] In the 1999 film Life, musician Rick James plays a Harlem gangster, "Spanky Johnson," who was loosely inspired by Bumpy Johnson.
Hoodlum Empire is a 1952 American film noir crime film directed by Joseph Kane starring Brian Donlevy, Claire Trevor, Forrest Tucker, Vera Ralston, Luther Adler and John Russell. [1] It was inspired by the Kefauver Committee hearings dealing with organized crime.
Hoodlum: Music Inspired By the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to Bill Duke's 1997 crime drama film Hoodlum.It was released on August 12, 1997 via Loud Records and Interscope Records, and consisted of a blend of hip hop and R&B music.
A hoodlum is a thug, usually in a group of misfits who are associated with crime or theft. Hoodlum may also refer to: The Hoodlum, starring Mary Pickford; The Hoodlum, an American film directed by Max Nosseck; Hoodlum, a 1997 film starring Laurence Fishburne Hoodlum "Hoodlum" (song), a 1997 song by Mobb Deep
While the term is endemic to San Francisco, the origins of "hoodlum" are unclear. Possible explanations include: Dennis Kearney's rally call to "huddle 'em up", organizing unemployed Irishmen prior to attacking and looting Chinese people and businesses; [5] a derivation from the Swabian word hudelum ("disorderly") or the Bavarian Haderlump ("ragamuffin"); [6] [7] or derived from a gang named ...