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The Great Gatsby is a 1949 American drama film directed by Elliott Nugent, and produced by Richard Maibaum, from a screenplay by Richard Maibaum and Cyril Hume. It is based on the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The music score was by Robert Emmett Dolan, and the cinematography by John F. Seitz. The production was designed by Roland Anderson and Hans Dreier, and the costumes by Edith Head.
The film stars Alan Ladd, Betty Field, Macdonald Carey, Ruth Hussey, and Barry Sullivan, and features Shelley Winters and Howard Da Silva, the latter of whom would later appear in the 1974 version.
Original Release
07/13/1949
US Release
07/13/1949
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Alan Ladd | Jay Gatsby |
Betty Field | Daisy Buchanan |
MacDonald Carey | Nicholas 'Nick' Carraway |
Ruth Hussey | Jordan Baker |
Barry Sullivan | Tom Buchanaan / Tom Buchanan |
Howard Da Silva | Wilson |
Shelley Winters | Myrtle Wilson |
Henry Hull | Dan Cody |
Ed Begley | Myron Lupus |
Elisha Cook Jr. | Klipspringer |
Directors
Writers
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Owen Davis, Cyril Hume, Richard Maibaum
Cast
Name | Character |
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Alan Ladd | Jay Gatsby |
Betty Field | Daisy Buchanan |
MacDonald Carey | Nicholas 'Nick' Carraway |
Ruth Hussey | Jordan Baker |
Barry Sullivan | Tom Buchanaan / Tom Buchanan |
Howard Da Silva | Wilson |
Shelley Winters | Myrtle Wilson |
Henry Hull | Dan Cody |
Ed Begley | Myron Lupus |
Elisha Cook Jr. | Klipspringer |
Nicholas Joy | Drunken Guest at Party |
Walter Greaza | Kinsella |
Tito Vuolo | Mavromichaelis |
Ray Walker | Real Estate Man |
Diane Nance | Pamela |
Jack Lambert | Reba |
Jack Gargan | Gold Pro |
Laura Mason | Twin |
Jean Romer | Twin |
Ed Agresti | Party Guest |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Richard Maibaum | Producer |