Chicago, Chicago Politics, Communities, Latinx, Politics, Roots of Video, Viewers Choice, Vito Marzullo
00:30 John Damagalo, Marzullo’s personal secretary of 18 years, introduces the documentary and gives basic facts about the 25th Ward. A slide show plays, including a picture of Marzullo with Robert Kennedy and a picture of Marzullo with Jimmy Carter and Chicago Mayor Michael Bilandic. 01:27 Marzullo boasts of his 58 years in politics, holding positions ranging from precinct captain and ward superintendent to alderman and state legislator…. Continue reading →
Video: Vito Purchase DVD Video Details & Transcript Level: Middle, High school Subject:Government/politics, History, Social studies/science Title: Vito Date: 1978 Duration: 61 minutes Synopsis: Nobody exemplified the old-style machine politics of the Richard J. Daley era better than Alderman Vito Marzullo, who ruled the West Side 25th Ward virtually unchallenged from 1953 to 1985. This 60-minute documentary classic produced in 1978 re… Continue reading →
…go White Sox tickets from Watch It!. 37:41. Commercial for Gold Coast Dogs. 38:16 A parody of a mayoral campaign commercial. 39:12 An excerpt from the “Vito Marzullo,” a 1978 documentary about Vito Marzullo, Chicago’s 25th Ward Alderman, and one of the last of the old time machine politicians. 58:51 Les Brown Commercial. 01:00:20 An ad for a contest to win free Chicago White Sox tickets from Watch It!. 01:00:40 End of Tape…. Continue reading →
…ootage of Mayors Harold Washington, Jane Byrne, and both Daleys, as well as Barack Obama, Dan Rostenkowski, and Vito Marzullo. Harold Washington Extent: 17 videocassettes (DVCAM); 2 videocassettes (Hi-8); 12 videocassettes (VHS); 36 videocassettes (U-Matic); 4 videocassettes (Betacam SP); 1 videocassette (U-Matic SP); 1 DVD-R; 24 digital files Dates: 1979–1994 Description: Harold Washington (1922-1987) was a lawyer and politician who served… Continue reading →
Chicago, Guerrilla TV, Image Processing, Image Union, Roots of Video
…le.” In addition to other goofy Chicago-related gags, Mantegna reads report that Alds. Roman Pucinski and Vito Marzullo have challenged each other to a spelling contest, the winner of which will be the first who can spell his own name. In the middle of the report, the famous Picasso statue of Daley Plaza lifts off the ground and flies through the air. 10:30 Scenes from “Think Twice” by Ruiz Belvis Community TV Class (led by Deni… Continue reading →
…ng with Bob. Veeck. 24:19 1985 Veeck: A Man For Any Season. Portraits. 29:10 1977 The Overnight Man. 32:10 1978 Vito Marzullo. 35:29 1980 Rostenkowski. 37:09 1999 The Other M.J. Outlets. 40:48 1981 This is a Test opening. 41:24 1983 The Chicago Channel opening. 42:21 1997 Channel 500 promo. TNT Shows. 44:22 1985 Once A Star with Sweetwater Clifton and Mark Fidrych. 46:13 1984 Punchline. 47:16 1986 Bozo 25th Anniversary Special opening. Politics…. Continue reading →
Black, Communities, TVTV, Viewers Choice
…! What a wonderful name! Boy, are we glad to meet you. We’ve been looking for you for months.” 0:24 Vito Marzullo. 1978. The old-time Chicago machine alderman expounds on his philosophies in his trademark style. “You gotta be everything from a street cleaner to a psychiatrist to be an alderman nowadays. The requests and demands that they have nowadays – never in the history! When they come with the demands, I say ‘Yo… Continue reading →