Ed Kelly and the Fighting 47th

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 en 54 minutes

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Plot

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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Cast

Walter Jacobson

Walter Jacobson

Narrator

Ed Kelly

Ed Kelly

Himself

Lanny Lukhoff

Lanny Lukhoff

Himself

Michael Bilandic

Michael Bilandic

Himself

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