Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig

Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig

Born: June 12, 1899
in Galicia, Austria-Hungary
Arthur Fellig known by his pseudonym Weegee, was a photographer and photojournalist, known for his stark black and white street photography in New York City.

Movies for Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig...

The Real Weegee
Title: The Real Weegee
Character: Himself
Released: April 1, 1993
Type: Movie
This video documents the career of Arthur Fellig, whose sensationalistic photographs helped to define tabloid and legitimate news photography. Going by the nickname of "Weegee," he gained notoriety with his experiments in manipulating photographs. Over his long career, Fellig immortalized on film dozens of politicians, gangsters, and movie stars.
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Gotham
Title: Gotham
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 1990
Type: Movie
A film set to "Batman" by Naked City. Taking the band’s name and first album cover as a clue, Henry Hills drew heavily on themes in WeeGee’s photographs, recreating many of his pictures in their actual Lower East Side/Little Italy locations.
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The 'Imp'probable Mr. Wee Gee
Title: The 'Imp'probable Mr. Wee Gee
Character: Mr. Wee Gee
Released: December 22, 1966
Type: Movie
Famed crime photographer Arthur Fellig, nicknamed Mr. Wee Gee, stars as himself in this pseudo-documentary that begins when he falls in love with a store window dummy and tracks "her" to London, England, then meets up with a beautiful ghost in a haunted house and finally winds up in Paris, where he meets other beautiful women and ends up being chased onto the Eiffel Tower.
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COCKTAIL PARTY
Title: COCKTAIL PARTY
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1966
Type: Movie
Set in Sammy's, Weegee throws a Cocktail Party, for the release of his book Weegee's People.
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My Bare Lady
Title: My Bare Lady
Character: Beauty Contest Judge (uncredited)
Released: June 18, 1963
Type: Movie
Tina is horrified when she crashes her bicycle into a pond and is rescued from drowning and taken to a nudist camp by her rescuer to recover, but naturist bliss and true love await.
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Shangri-La
Title: Shangri-La
Character: Man in wax museum
Released: April 30, 1961
Type: Movie
Sammy, a zookeeper, prepares to go on a vacation with his friend. He starts to tell his friend about what a good time he had on his last vacation, visiting alligator farms and nudist camps, which are shown in flashbacks.
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The Set-Up
Title: The Set-Up
Character: Timekeeper (uncredited)
Released: March 29, 1949
Type: Movie
Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.
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The Naked City
Title: The Naked City
Character: Photographer (Uncredited)
Released: March 4, 1948
Type: Movie
The Naked City portrays the police investigation that follows the murder of a young model. A veteran cop is placed in charge of the case and he sets about, with the help of other beat cops and detectives, finding the girl's killer.