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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

Crew

Scott Craig

Scott Craig

Director

Ken Mazawa

Ken Mazawa

Assistant Camera

Fred Burton

Fred Burton

Graphic Designer

Glenn Williams

Glenn Williams

Sound

Jim Mahoney

Jim Mahoney

Camera Operator

Dominic Contursi

Dominic Contursi

Lighting Coordinator

Jim Mulroyan

Jim Mulroyan

Art Direction

Lenny Kaye

Lenny Kaye

Music Coordinator

Michael Flannery

Michael Flannery

Writer

Molly Bedell

Molly Bedell

Associate Producer

Carol Eastman

Carol Eastman

Editor

Steve Golden

Steve Golden

Camera Operator

Roger Anderson

Roger Anderson

Lighting Coordinator

Scott Craig

Scott Craig

Producer

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Ed Kelly and the Fighting 47th

19790.0 / 1054 min
Documentary, TV Movie

Overview

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

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.