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  2. Cheat You Fair: The Story of Maxwell Street

Cheat You Fair: The Story of Maxwell Street

2006
1h 30m

Status

Released

Release

2006

Runtime

1h 30m

Storyline

"Where The Only Color That Mattered Was Green"

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".

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Dec 31, 2006
Languages
English
Director
Phil Ranstrom

Top Cast

4 Cast Members

Joe Mantegna

Joe Mantegna

Narrator

Bo Diddley

Bo Diddley

self

Buddy Guy

Buddy Guy

self

Studs Terkel

Studs Terkel

self

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