King of the Bingo Game
Harlem, 1943. Sonny is a struggling African American who frequents the bingo parlor in a desperate attempt to provide for his family in post-Depression era New York.
Harlem, 1943. Sonny is a struggling African American who frequents the bingo parlor in a desperate attempt to provide for his family in post-Depression era New York.
Colman Domingo
Sonny
Bennie Lewis
George
Earl L. Robertson
Leroy
Rashida Clendening
Woman Eating Peanuts
Peter Macon
Film Noir Hero
Anika Noni Rose
Film Noir Female
June Lomena
Laura
Vonn Scott Bair
Projectionist
Finn Curtin
Emcee
Harlem, 1943. Sonny is a struggling African American who frequents the bingo parlor in a desperate attempt to provide for his family in post-Depression era New York.
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