

“The Black King of the Numbers Game”
Two waiters in Depression-era Arkansas get involved in the numbers racket.
Director
Writer
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Louis Antoine
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.