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The Great Gatsby

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Although she is married to another man, Gatsby, a millionaire, woos his dream girl.
The Great Gatsby

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Dutifully adapted by director Herbert Brennon, The Great Gatsby faithfully enacts all the novel's prose -- but alas, it captures none of its poetry.

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Edmund Wilson The New Republic Jul 14, 2021
It has the usual theatrical deficiencies of stories not originally conceived for the stage; but Owen Davis has adapted it very adroitly, keeping as much of the original dialogue as possible and filling in the gaps with intelligence and a happy invention. Go to Full Review H.H. Niemeyer St. Louis Post-Dispatch May 19, 2021
Most of the rest of Scott Fitzgerald's splendid story is brought out in the picture, but somewhere, in the translation into a mile of celluloid, the finer parts of the typed version have been lost. Go to Full Review Roscoe McGowen New York Daily News May 19, 2021
It is well done, but many persons will wonder whether it was worth doing at all. Seeing it will make nobody happy, nor will it send anybody away feeling more fit to battle against his own troubles. Go to Full Review Robert E. Sherwood LIFE Oct 5, 2021
In attempting to satisfy the limited group who have applauded Fitzgerald's novel, and also the unlimited group who wouldn't read the book on a bet, Mr. Brenon has fallen between two stools. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Herbert Brenon

Director

Warner Baxter

Jay Gatsby

Louis Wilson

Daisy Buchanan

Neil Hamilton

Nick Carraway

Georgia Hale

Myrtle Wilson

William Powell

George Wilson
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Synopsis Although she is married to another man, Gatsby, a millionaire, woos his dream girl.
Director
Herbert Brenon
Producer
Jesse L. Lasky, Adolph Zukor
Screenwriter
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Production Co
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Genre
Drama
Runtime
1h 20m
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