The Shame of a City

The Shame of a City

Actors:  Bill Clinton, Bill Cosby, James Carville, Rudolph Giuliani, John F. Street, Sam Katz Directors:  Tigre Hill

In 1904, author Lincoln Steffens wrote, Philadelphia is a city that is corrupt and contented. In 2003 filmmaker Tigre Hill chronicled the Philadelphia mayoral race between Democrat incumbent mayor, John Street and Republican challenger Sam Katz. Early polls showed Katz with a small lead. Hill had inside access to the Katz campaign and although r...