CBS Reports: Biography of a Bookie Joint (1961)

Name: CBS Reports: Biography of a Bookie Joint
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1961-11-30
Duration: 1 hr 4 min
Cast: Walter Cronkite

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StarringWalter Cronkite

DirectorJay McMullen

WriterJay McMullen

NR 1 hr 4 minNov 30th, 1961Documentary

Plot

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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