The Great Gatsby (1926 film)

The Great Gatsby
1926 theatrical poster
Directed byHerbert Brenon
Written byBecky Gardiner (scenario)
Elizabeth Meehan (adaptation)
Based onThe Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Produced byJesse L. Lasky
Adolph Zukor
StarringWarner Baxter
Lois Wilson
Neil Hamilton
Georgia Hale
William Powell
CinematographyLeo Tover
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • November 21, 1926 (1926-11-21)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (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.


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