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CBS Reports: Biography of a Bookie Joint

📅 11/30/1961⏱️ 64 minutes0

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.)

Release Date

November 30, 1961

Runtime

64 minutes

Rating

0.0/100

Status

Released

Genres

Documentary

Cast

Content Source

Data provided by The Movie Database (TMDB).