Harlem Nights

~They're up to something big.

Overview

'Sugar' Ray is the owner of an illegal casino and must contend with the pressure of vicious gangsters and corrupt police who want to see him go out of business. In the world of organised crime and police corruption in the 1920s, any dastardly trick is fair.

Genres

General Information

Release Date: 1989-11-17
Budget: $30000000
Revenue: $60864870
Runtime: 116 min

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