Movie

CBS Reports: Biography of a Bookie Joint

Released: November 30, 1961 (1961)

Runtime: 64 minutes

Genres: Documentary

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.)