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Cheat You Fair: The Story of Maxwell Street (2006)
90 min | Documentary, History

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Cheat You Fair: The Story of Maxwell Street (2006)

90 min | Documentary, History

This 90 minute, 3-act documentary details the rise & fall of Maxwell Street, Chicago's great outdoor market, the birthplace of the electric blues and where "the only color that mattered was green".

Director

Phil Ranstrom

Writer

Phil Ranstrom

Producer

Phil Ranstrom (producer)

Composer

Patrick Yacono

Cinematographers

Tony Medici (cinematography) | Phil Ranstrom

Editor

Justin Kulovsek

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Release date

Dec 31, 2006 (United States)

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9 cast members

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