Movie
CBS Reports: Biography of a Bookie Joint
1961 · Documentary · 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.)
- Director
- Jay McMullen
- Writer
- Jay McMullen
- Producers
- Jay McMullen,Fred W. Friendly
