Ed Kelly and the Fighting 47th (1979)

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

TMDb 0.06/17/1979•0h 54m

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Original Title

Ed Kelly and the Fighting 47th

Status

Released

Production Companies

WBBM-TV

Original Language

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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.