The Great Gatsby | |
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Directed by | Herbert Brenon |
Written by | Becky Gardiner (scenario) Elizabeth Meehan (adaptation) |
Based on | The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald |
Produced by | Jesse L. Lasky Adolph Zukor |
Starring | Warner Baxter Lois Wilson Neil Hamilton Georgia Hale William Powell |
Cinematography | Leo Tover |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Great Gatsby is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Herbert Brenon.[1] It was the first film adaptation of the 1925 novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Warner Baxter portrayed Jay Gatsby and Lois Wilson portrayed Daisy Buchanan.[2] The film was produced by Famous Players–Lasky, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The Great Gatsby is now considered lost.[3][4] A vintage movie trailer displaying short clips of the film still exists.