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Ed Kelly and the Fighting 47th

"Documentary about political activities in Chicago's 47th Ward, and on the relationship between party politics and the park district."

1979-06-17 en 54m
DocumentaryTV Movie
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.

Director

Scott Craig

Associate Producer

Molly Bedell

Writer

Michael Flannery

Editor

Carol Eastman

Camera Operator

Jim Mahoney

Camera Operator

Steve Golden

chicago, illinois investigative journalism political machine clientelism patronage party politics

Status

Released

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • WBBM-TV