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CBS Reports: Biography of a Bookie Joint
CBS Reports: Biography of a Bookie Joint
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CBS Reports: Biography of a Bookie Joint

1961
Directed byJay McMullen
1h 4m

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.)

CAST
Walter CronkiteSelf - Narrator
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STATUSReleased
PRODUCTION
CBS News Productions
RATING
NR

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