CBS Reports: Biography of a Bookie Joint
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Released November 30, 1961
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Overview
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.)
Crew
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Jay McMullen
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Director
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Jay McMullen
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Writer
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Jay McMullen
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Producer

Fred W. Friendly
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Executive Producer
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John Schultz
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Editor
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David Buksbaum
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Production Manager
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Neil Cunningham
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Production Manager
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David Blumgart
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Sound
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Larry Gianneschi
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Robert Huttenloch
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Sound
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Irving Korman
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Sound
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Martin Barnett
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Camera Operator
