The Great Gatsby (1926)

Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbour, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is ... See full summary »

Director:

Herbert Brenon

Writers:

F. Scott Fitzgerald (novel), Elizabeth Meehan (adaptation),

Stars:

Warner Baxter, Lois Wilson, Neil Hamilton

Cast

Credited cast:
Warner Baxter	...	Jay Gatsby
Lois Wilson	...	Daisy Buchanan
Neil Hamilton	...	Nick Carraway
Georgia Hale	...	Myrtle Wilson
William Powell	...	George Wilson
Hale Hamilton	...	Tom Buchanan
George Nash	...	Charles Wolf
Carmelita Geraghty	...	Jordan Baker
Eric Blore	...	Lord Digby
Gunboat Smith	...	Bert
Claire Whitney	...	Catherine
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nancy Kelly

Storyline

Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbour, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle, becoming a witness to obsession and tragedy.

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Plot Keywords:

tragedy | society | mansion | long island new york | death of title character | 

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Taglines:

The PLAY ran a Solid Year in New York! (original ad)

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Passed

Details

Country:

USA

Release Date:

27 August 1926 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

La dicha de los demás

Company Credits

Production Co:

Famous Players-Lasky Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min 80 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although a lost film, the trailer survived and is one of the 50 films in the 3-disk boxed DVD set called "More Treasures from American Film Archives, 1894-1931" (2004), compiled by the National Film Preservation Foundation from 5 American film archives. It is preserved by the Library of Congress (AFI/Jack Tillmany collection) and has a running time of 1 minute.

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Connections

Version of The Great Gatsby (1949)

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