The Great Gatsby (1949)
A Great Cast... A Great Novel... A Great Motion Picture
91 min
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.
- Release date
- June 6, 1949
- Country of origin
- United States
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Cast
- Alan Ladd as Jay Gatsby
- Betty Field as Daisy Buchanan
- Macdonald Carey as Nicholas 'Nick' Carraway
- Ruth Hussey as Jordan Baker
- Barry Sullivan as Tom Buchanan
- Howard Da Silva as Wilson
- Shelley Winters as Myrtle Wilson
- Henry Hull as Dan Cody
- Ed Begley as Myron Lupus
- Elisha Cook Jr. as Klipspringer
- Nicholas Joy as Drunken Guest at Party
- Walter Greaza as Kinsella
- Tito Vuolo as Mavromichaelis
- Ray Walker as Real Estate Man
- Jack Lambert as Reba
- Jack Gargan as Gold Pro
- Laura Mason as Twin
- Ed Agresti as Party Guest (uncredited)
- John Alban as Patent Medicine King (uncredited)
- Sam Ash as Waiter (uncredited)
- Edward Biby as Businessman at Accident (uncredited)
- James Carlisle as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Bruce Carruthers as One of Gatsby's Servants (uncredited)
- Edward Clark as One of Gatsby's Servants (uncredited)
- Oliver Cross as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Robert Cunningham as Cop (uncredited)
- Carole Mathews as Ella Cody (uncredited)
Crew
- Elliott Nugent · Director
- F. Scott Fitzgerald · Writer
- Owen Davis · Writer
- Cyril Hume · Writer
- Richard Maibaum · Writer
- Richard Maibaum · Producer
- Robert Emmett Dolan · Composer
- John F. Seitz · Cinematographer
- Ellsworth Hoagland · Editor