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13 July 1949 (USA) moreTagline:
A Great Cast... A Great Novel... A Great Motion PicturePlot:
In this "adaptation" of the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, a Jazz Age bootlegger learns the hard way about the wages of sin. full summary | add synopsisNewsDesk:
Reminder & Guest Update: Free Grace screening Tomorrow!(From Fangoria. 10 June 2009, 11:25 PM, PDT)
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Good Stuff moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Alan Ladd | ... | Jay Gatsby |
 | Betty Field | ... | Daisy Buchanan |
| Macdonald Carey | ... | Nicholas 'Nick' Carraway |
| Ruth Hussey | ... | Jordan Baker |
| Barry Sullivan | ... | Tom Buchanaan |
| Howard Da Silva | ... | Wilson |
 | Shelley Winters | ... | Myrtle Wilson |
| Henry Hull | ... | Dan Cody |
 | Ed Begley | ... | Myron Lupus |
| Elisha Cook Jr. | ... | Klipspringer |
| Nicholas Joy | ... | Drunken Guest at Party |
| Walter Greaza | ... | Kinsella |
| Tito Vuolo | ... | Mavromichaelis |
| Ray Walker | ... | Real Estate Man |
| Diane Nance | ... | Pamela |
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Tyrone Power was set to star with Gene Tierney. This would have been the fourth time they appeared on screen. When Tierney was dropped from production Power dropped out. moreFAQ
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This is a pretty good movie that seems to be lost. It contains possible Alan Ladd's fine performance, and is far better than the vapid 1974 remake with Redford.