Cocktail Party (1946)

Name: Cocktail Party
Released: 1946-01-01
Duration: 5 min
Cast: Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig

A home movie short capturing the raucous party celebrating the release of Weegee’s second photobook, “Weegee’s People”. The film features appearances by Mrs. George Washington Kavanaugh, who is among the subjects of one of Weegee’s most celebrated photos, “The Critic”, as well as some of the only known footage of eccentric author Joe Gould.