The Great Gatsby 

A Midwesterner becomes fascinated with his wealthy neighbor, who obsesses over his lost love.

Director:

Franklin J. Schaffner (as Franklin Schaffner)

Writers:

F. Scott Fitzgerald (novel), David Shaw (adaptation)

Stars:

Robert Ryan, Jeanne Crain, Barry Atwater

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Robert Ryan	...	Jay Gatsby
Jeanne Crain	...	Daisy Buchanan
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Barry Atwater	...	George Wilson
Val Avery
Patricia Barry	...	Jordan Baker
Virginia Grey	...	Myrtle Wilson
Doris Lloyd
Eugenia Paul
Phillip Reed	...	Tom Buchanan
Rod Serling	...	Himself - Host
Rod Taylor	...	Nick Carraway
Nelson Welch

Storyline

A Midwesterner becomes fascinated with his wealthy neighbor, who obsesses over his lost love.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance | War

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 June 1958 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Studio 31, CBS Television City - 7800 Beverly Boulevard, Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS Television Network

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This episode takes place in 1922.

User Reviews

Ryan was the best Gatsby

I was fortunate to see the original TV production when I was a teen-ager. I had just read the book, so I had an idea in my head of what the characters looked like. Ryan may have been a bit "long in the tooth" for the part, but he made up for it by delivering an exceptional performance. One forgot he was a little too old. In fact, whenever I reread "The Great Gatsby," I see Robert Ryan in my imagination. Possibly being a teen-ager made me susceptible to the rekindled romance between Gatsby and Daisy; certainly Ryan and Crain both made the viewer feel that something had gone on between them before. The other performances were all first-rate, too. Those Playhouse 90 productions were usually quite good.