The Great Gatsby (1949)
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.
Director:
Elliott Nugent
Writers:
Cyril Hume, Richard Maibaum.
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Alan Ladd as Jay Gatsby |
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Betty Field as Daisy Buchanan |
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Macdonald Carey as Nicholas 'Nick' Carraway |
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Ruth Hussey as Jordan Baker |
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Barry Sullivan as Tom Buchanaan |
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Howard Da Silva as Wilson |
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Shelley Winters as Myrtle Wilson |
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Henry Hull as Dan Cody |
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Ed Begley as Myron Lupus |
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Elisha Cook Jr. as Klipspringer |
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Nicholas Joy as Drunken Guest at Party |
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Walter Greaza as Kinsella |
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Tito Vuolo as Mavromichaelis |
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Ray Walker as Real Estate Man |
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Diane Nance as Pamela |
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Jack Lambert as Reba |
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Jack Gargan as Gold Pro |
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Laura Mason as Twin |
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Jean Romer as Twin |
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Ed Agresti as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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John Alban as Patent Medicine King (uncredited) |
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Sam Ash as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Edward Biby as Businessman at Accident (uncredited) |
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James Carlisle as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Bruce Carruthers as One of Gatsby's Servants (uncredited) |
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Edward Clark as One of Gatsby's Servants (uncredited) |
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Oliver Cross as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Robert Cunningham as Cop (uncredited) |
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Carole Mathews as Ella Cody (uncredited) |
| Directing | Elliott Nugent | Director |
| Crew | Gordon Jennings | Special Effects |
| Crew | Irmin Roberts | Special Effects |
| Art | Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Cyril Hume | Screenplay |
| Writing | Owen Davis | Theatre Play |
| Art | Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Art | Ray Moyer | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Richard Maibaum | Screenplay |
| Art | Roland Anderson | Art Direction |
| Directing | Herbert Coleman | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Jan Domela | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Farciot Edouart | Visual Effects |
| Sound | Robert Emmett Dolan | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Camera | Fred True | Grip |
| Camera | Harlow Stengel | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Richard Maibaum | Producer |
| Writing | F. Scott Fitzgerald | Novel |
| Editing | Ellsworth Hoagland | Editor |
| Camera | John F. Seitz | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Keon | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hal Lierley | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nellie Manley | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lenore Weaver | Hairstylist |
| Production | Frank Caffey | Production Manager |
| Production | Richard Johnston | Production Manager |
| Production | Charles Woolstenhulme | Production Manager |
| Directing | Lewis Allen | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Bud Brill | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Richard Maibaum | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Michael D. Moore | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Roy Kreuger | Props |
| Sound | Hugo Grenzbach | Sound |
| Sound | Walter Oberst | Sound |
| Sound | Gordon Rayburn | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Otto Pierce | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Walt Taylor | Gaffer |
| Camera | Jack Koffman | Still Photographer |
| Production | Bert McKay | Casting |
| Editing | Floyd Knudtson | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Sidney Cutner | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Robert Emmett Dolan | Music Director |
| Sound | George Parrish | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Leo Shuken | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Van Cleave | Orchestrator |
| Crew | Daniele Amfitheatrof | Additional Music |
| Crew | Gerard Carbonara | Additional Music |
| Crew | Miklós Rózsa | Additional Music |
| Crew | Leo Shuken | Additional Music |
| Directing | William J. Hole Jr. | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Irving Cooper | Dialogue Coach |
| Production | Bill Cunningham | Publicist |