Ed Kelly and the Fighting 47th

Name: Ed Kelly and the Fighting 47th
Genre: Documentary, TV Movie
Released: 17 Jun 1979
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Cast: Walter Jacobson, Ed Kelly, Lanny Lukhoff, Michael Bilandic

Documentary about political activities in Chicago's 47th Ward, and on the relationship between party politics and the park district. 1979-06-17 United States of America 54 minutes.

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An investigative documentary that focuses on political activities in the 47th Ward of Chicago and on the relationship between party politics and the park district. Originally aired on local Chicago news station WBBM-TV in 1979, the documentary details machine politics, patronage, clientelism and bribery that ran rife in Chicago's 47th Ward under the helm of Democratic Party Committeeman Ed Kelly. The digitization of this program was made possible by a grant from The Brinson Foundation.

Year 1979

Studio WBBM-TV

Director Scott Craig

Crew Scott Craig (Director), Molly Bedell (Associate Producer), Michael Flannery (Writer), Carol Eastman (Editor), Jim Mahoney (Camera Operator), Steve Golden (Camera Operator)

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Language English