The Cotton Club

The Cotton Club is the place to be. Gangsters mingle with the very rich, the very famous and the very beautiful, each vying for power and position. A young cornet player, Dixie Dwyer (Richard Gere) inadvertently saves the life of a much feared mobster Dutch (James Remar), and finds himself drawn into his world. Meanwhile, a talented dancer, Sandman Williams (Gregory Hines) struggles against prejudice in his search for success, desperate to gain recognition from the gangster world. Both men discover the world they find themselves in is not easy to escape.