Goofs

For the mid-1920s scene of car-loads of youngsters driving hot-rods while drinking hooch, the women are attired in mid-1930s fashions.

Despite the film spanning a variety of historical eras including pre-World War I and the Roaring Twenties, the vast majority of worn costumes depict contemporary 1940s fashion.

In a house party scene, a chanteuse sings "There's a Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder." However, the party occurs during Summer 1928 while the latter song was only released in Winter 1928.

During the World War I hotel room scene between Major Jay Gatsby and Klipspringer in Kentucky, Klipspringer suggests finding a speak-easy to have an illegal drink. However, no form of Prohibition against Alcohol was in effect in Kentucky until 1919.

During the early montage assaying 1920s culture, Nick Carraway's voice-over narration lists a number of popular dances such as the Lindy Hop, the Black Bottom, and the Charleston. However, none of the accompanying on-screen footage of dancing couples accurately depicts the listed dances.