The Great Gatsby (1949)

In this "adaptation" of the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, a Jazz Age bootlegger learns the hard way about the wages of sin.

Director:

Elliott Nugent

Writers:

F. Scott Fitzgerald (novel), Owen Davis (play),

Stars:

Alan Ladd, Betty Field, Macdonald Carey

Cast

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

Storyline

Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifetyle of his landlord, 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 | obsession | bootlegger | jazz age | flamboyance | 

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Taglines:

A Great Cast... A Great Novel... A Great Motion Picture

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 July 1949 (USA)

Also Known As:

Le prix du silence

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. However, because of legal complications, this particular title was not included in the original television package and may not have ever been televised, at least not until many years afterward.

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Connections

Referenced in The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)

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Soundtracks

"You Set Me Free"
(uncredited)
Music by Charles Rosoff
Lyrics by Gus Kahn

User Reviews

Good Stuff

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.