Ed Kelly and the Fighting 47th (1979)

Production companies : WBBM-TV /

June 17, 1979 54m United States of America Documentary English More

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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.

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title：Ed Kelly and the Fighting 47th
status：Released
Release date： 1979
Runtime：54m
Genres： Documentary · TV Movie ·
Countries of origin： United States of America ·
Original Language： English ·
Director： Scott Craig /
Writers： Michael Flannery ·
Production companies： WBBM-TV ·
Overview：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.