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CBS Reports: Biography of a Bookie Joint

19611h 4mJay McMullen

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An undercover investigative documentary on illegal bookmaking in Boston, using concealed-camera footage to expose institutional corruption and regulatory failure, and triggering major political and law-enforcement reforms following broadcast. (Note: Originally produced and broadcast as part of CBS Reports, but widely cited, archived, and treated as an independent investigative documentary due to production method, cultural impact, and historical significance.)

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What is CBS Reports: Biography of a Bookie Joint (1961) about?

An undercover investigative documentary on illegal bookmaking in Boston, using concealed-camera footage to expose institutional corruption and regulatory failure, and triggering major political and law-enforcement reforms following broadcast. (Note: Originally produced and broadcast as part of CBS Reports, but widely cited, archived, and treated as an independent investigative documentary due to…

Who stars in CBS Reports: Biography of a Bookie Joint?

CBS Reports: Biography of a Bookie Joint stars Walter Cronkite (Self - Narrator). The film was directed by Jay McMullen.

How long is CBS Reports: Biography of a Bookie Joint?

CBS Reports: Biography of a Bookie Joint has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1961.

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