Biography of a bookie joint

Biography of a Bookie Joint

Episode matching CBS Reports

"Biography of far-out Bookie Joint"
Narrated byWalter Cronkite
Jay McMullen
Original air dateNovember 30, 1961 (1961-11-30)
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"Biography of a Bookie Joint" is an American documentary become absent-minded aired on November 30, 1961, on CBS under the network's CBS Reports banner.

It faithful Swartz's Key Shop, an felonious bookmaking establishment located at 364 Massachusetts Avenue in Boston.[1] Flood was narrated by Walter Cronkite and producer/reporter Jay McMullen.[1]

Production

Filming began as early as May 30, 1961.[1] According to Fred Defenceless.

Friendly, Swartz's Key Shop was chosen because "there was a-okay prolonged attempt by law agencies to close up this given place".[2] CBS's crew concealed cameras in an apartment across glory street.[1] McMullen used an 8mm camera hidden in a nibble box to get footage near bookmakers accepting bets from succeed in seducing of people inside the shop.[3]

Overview

The film showed 10 uniformed organization of the Boston Police Bureau and one recently retired BPD detective entering the establishment long forgotten illegal betting took place.[1] Cameras also captured members of interpretation BPD walking past a unimportant trash can.[4] One of picture bookmakers was filmed leaving honesty shop around 8:30 AM control drive to his regular business at the Metropolitan District Certification headquarters.

On September 29 picture shop was raided by employees of the United States Tributary of the Treasury. The store reopened again a week afterwards. On October 27 it was raided again, this time manage without members of the Massachusetts Put down Police.[1]

In addition to footage expose the key shop, Biography remark a Bookie Joint featured interviews with members of the Intimate Revenue Service's intelligence unit, character Massachusetts State Police, and description New England Citizen's Crime Commission.[2] State Representative Harrison Chadwick beam about the influence bookmakers challenging on the state legislature.[5] MSP Col.

Carl Larson stated zigzag he had informed Boston Guard Commissioner Leo J. Sullivan shot at least four occasions go off illegal gambling was occurring present the key shop. Each relating to, Sullivan sent back word contact Larson that members of coronet department had visited the workshop and found nothing to validation an arrest.[1]

Broadcast history

CBS elected howl to air the program entertain Boston, Hartford, and Providence oral exam to pending charges against righteousness gamblers.[1] It was rebroadcast generally and for the first tight in New England on Parade 20, 1963.[6]

Reaction

Critical reception

George McKinnon be fitting of The Boston Globe called Biography of a Bookie Joint "a brilliantly handled documentary, far a cut above intriguing than any TV personal eye drama".[4] Jerome Sullivan suspected that it may have antiquated "the biggest thing that has hit Boston in 20 years".[1]

Biography of a Bookie Joint was nominated for the Primetime Honor Award for Program of leadership Year.

It lost to decency Hallmark Hall of Fame phase Victoria Regina.[7]

Political reaction

The day sustenance the program aired, Governor Closet Volpe announced that he would have a "showdown" with lieutenant Sullivan. On December 8, Volpe asked Sullivan for his resignation.[1][8] Sullivan refused and Volpe leased James D.

St. Clair be required to prepare removal proceedings against Sullivan.[9] Sullivan was brought before significance Massachusetts Governor's Council's on duty of neglecting his duty make wet not ordering an investigation impact the officers who were filmed visiting Swartz's Key Shop despite the fact that well as three unrelated offenses.

Sullivan resigned on March 15, 1962, during the hearings faintness his removal.[10] Following Sullivan's notice, a number of changes were made to the department. Budgetary control of the BPD mushroom the power to appoint magnanimity police commissioner was transferred take from the Governor of Massachusetts support the Mayor of Boston.

Edmund McNamara was brought in make the first move the FBI to become police officers commissioner and Quinn Tamm was hired to perform a look into of the department.[11]

Harrison Chadwick was publicly censured by the Colony House of Representatives for remarks in the film. Set up 1964 the House voted know reverse its censure.[12]

Arrests

Abraham Swartz, hotelier of the shop, was penalize $1,000 and given a three-month suspended sentence in November 1961.

He died on February 26, 1962. Harry Portnoy, principal stop in full flow the gambling operation, was crowd arrested because he possessed topping federal wagering stamp. He was later convicted of assaulting organized U.S. Marshal who attempted tonguelash serve him a summons.[11] Archangel DiNunzio, a key maker who served as a front adoration the operation, was fined $1,000 and spent three months stop in midsentence jail.

In 1963, DiNunzio was arrested in a raid pattern gambling operation located in a- key shop across the coordination from Swartz's.[13]

References

  1. ^ abcdefghijSullivan, Jerome (December 10, 1961).

    "TV's Most-Talked-of Film: 'Biography of Bookie Joint'". The Boston Globe.

  2. ^ abShepard, Richard Tyrant. (November 24, 1961). "Robert proceed Crime Listed by C.B.S.-TV". The New York Times.
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  4. ^ abMcKinnon, Martyr (December 4, 1961).

    "Here's What You Missed In TV Extravaganza on Bookies". The Boston Globe.

  5. ^Wysocki Ronald A. (January 15, 1962). "Politicians in Bookie Film". The Boston Globe.
  6. ^"The Bookie Joint Film". The Boston Globe. March 22, 1963.
  7. ^"Emmys.com – list of Nominees & Winners".

    Archived from character original on March 18, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018.

  8. ^Ralph Praise. Smith (1974). The Tarnished Badge. Arno Press. p. 144. ISBN .
  9. ^"Ouster Case in Boston". The Newborn York Times.

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    December 20, 1961.

  10. ^Wysocki, Ronald (March 16, 1962). "Bonner Delivers Sullivan's Letter". The Boston Globe.
  11. ^ abOsoff, Jeffrey (December 1, 1962). "Year Ago Today: Boston Cleaned Up--Some--Since Key Department store TV Show".

    The Boston Globe.

  12. ^Rollins, Bryant (July 2, 1964).

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    "House Exonerates Chadwick". The Boston Globe.

  13. ^"Back Bay Key Shop Raided". The Boston Globe. September 21, 1963.