MovieDocumentary
CBS Reports: Biography of a Bookie Joint
19611h 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.)
- Director
- Jay McMullen
- Created by
- Fred W. Friendly
- Writers
- Jay McMullen
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Cast
Crew
Directing
- Jay McMullenDirector
Writing
- Jay McMullenWriter
Production
- Jay McMullenProducer
- Fred W. FriendlyExecutive Producer
- David BuksbaumProduction Manager
- Neil CunninghamProduction Manager
- Palmer WilliamsDirector of Operations
Camera
- Martin BarnettCamera Operator
- Robert ClemensCamera Operator
- Robert DowneyCamera Operator
- Peter GarbariniCamera Operator
- Charles MackCamera Operator
Editing
- John SchultzEditor
Sound
- David BlumgartSound
- Larry GianneschiSound
- Robert HuttenlochSound
- Irving KormanSound