The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
Release: 1949-06-06
·Runtime: 91m
·★ 5.4
Drama
Mystery
Romance
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
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 Buchanaan
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
Sam Ash
as Waiter (uncredited)
Carole Mathews
as Ella Cody (uncredited)
Crew
Elliott Nugent
Director
Sam Comer
Set Decoration
Owen Davis
Theatre Play
Richard Maibaum
Screenplay
Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor
Edith Head
Costume Design
Richard Maibaum
Producer
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Novel
John F. Seitz
Director of Photography
Lewis Allen
Second Unit Director
Richard Maibaum
Second Unit Director
Michael D. Moore
Second Assistant Director
Sidney Cutner
Orchestrator
Van Cleave
Orchestrator
Miklós Rózsa
Additional Music