The Great Gatsby Movies

The Great Gatsby movies are all an American romantic drama film based on the 1925 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Great Gatsby has several versions including a 1926 silent film.

• 1926 Version — (80 minutes)
• 1949 Version — (91 minutes)
• 1974 Version — (149 minutes)
• 2000 Version — (90 minutes)
• 2013 Version — (142 minutes)

1926

The silent film adaptation was made in 1926, just one year after the novel came out. That version has been lost, with only a one-minute trailer that survives to attest to its existence. Warner Baxter portrayed Jay Gatsby and Lois Wilson portrayed Daisy Buchanan. The film was produced by Famous Players–Lasky, and distributed by Paramount Pictures.

The film's director Herbert Brenon designed The Great Gatsby as lightweight, popular entertainment, playing up the party scenes at Gatsby's mansion and emphasizing their scandalous elements. The film had a running time of 80 minutes, or 7,296 feet.