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The Great Gatsby

  • 1949
  • Approved
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
924
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Alan Ladd, Shelley Winters, Betty Field, and Ruth Hussey in The Great Gatsby (1949)
TragedyDramaMysteryRomance

A Jazz Age bootlegger learns the hard way about the wages of sin.A Jazz Age bootlegger learns the hard way about the wages of sin.A Jazz Age bootlegger learns the hard way about the wages of sin.

  • Director
    • Elliott Nugent
  • Writers
    • F. Scott Fitzgerald
    • Owen Davis
    • Cyril Hume
  • Stars
    • Alan Ladd
    • Betty Field
    • Macdonald Carey
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    924
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Elliott Nugent
    • Writers
      • F. Scott Fitzgerald
      • Owen Davis
      • Cyril Hume
    • Stars
      • Alan Ladd
      • Betty Field
      • Macdonald Carey
    • 29User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Alan Ladd
    Alan Ladd
    • Jay Gatsby
    Betty Field
    Betty Field
    • Daisy Buchanan
    Macdonald Carey
    Macdonald Carey
    • Nicholas 'Nick' Carraway
    Ruth Hussey
    Ruth Hussey
    • Jordan Baker
    Barry Sullivan
    Barry Sullivan
    • Tom Buchanan
    Howard Da Silva
    Howard Da Silva
    • Wilson
    Shelley Winters
    Shelley Winters
    • Myrtle Wilson
    Henry Hull
    Henry Hull
    • Dan Cody
    Ed Begley
    Ed Begley
    • Myron Lupus
    Elisha Cook Jr.
    Elisha Cook Jr.
    • Klipspringer
    Nicholas Joy
    Nicholas Joy
    • Drunken Guest at Party
    Walter Greaza
    Walter Greaza
    • Kinsella
    Tito Vuolo
    Tito Vuolo
    • Mavromichaelis
    Ray Walker
    Ray Walker
    • Real Estate Man
    Diane Nance
    • Pamela
    Jack Lambert
    Jack Lambert
    • Reba
    Jack Gargan
    • Gold Pro
    Laura Mason
    Laura Mason
    • Twin
    • (as Lynne Romer)
    • Director
      • Elliott Nugent
    • Writers
      • F. Scott Fitzgerald
      • Owen Davis
      • Cyril Hume
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    • Trivia
      Before releasing The Great Gatsby (1974) in cinemas, Paramount Pictures suppressed the distribution of nitrate prints for The Great Gatsby (1926) and The Great Gatsby (1949) to deter theaters from playing those earlier versions instead of their upcoming 1974 version. This decision led to prints for both films being lost. In 2012, a print of the 1949 version was rediscovered. The 1926 version is still lost.
    • 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.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Screen Writer (1950)
    • Soundtracks
      There's a Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
      (uncredited)
      Written by Al Jolson, Billy Rose and Dave Dreyer

    User reviews29

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    7/10

    Rich dude woos woman from across lake

    Sad film about the sad lives of the ultra rich and the even sadder lives of the ultra poor. Ladd made a good go of it as the strange Gatsby with his hidden desires and odd ways. Barry Sullivan played the part of the vain and 'old money' snob to perfection. Shelly Winters was possibly the best yet at portraying the worthless, yet pitiful, Myrtle. Thumbs up to a very good drama.
    • helpless_dancer
    • Aug 16, 2001
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    • Release date
      • July 13, 1949 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El gran Gatsby
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,360,000
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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