---
title: 'The Great Gatsby (1926)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Herbert Brenon'
released: '1926-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 80
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-great-gatsby-1926'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0016938/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Great Gatsby (1926)

1926 · 80 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Great Gatsby is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Herbert Brenon. It was the first film adaptation of the 1925 novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Warner Baxter portrayed Jay Gatsby, Lois Wilson portrayed Daisy Buchanan and Neil Hamilton portrayed Nick Carraway. The film was produced by Famous Players–Lasky, and distributed by Paramount Pictures.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Herbert Brenon](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-brenon)
- **Screenplay:** [Becky Gardiner](https://cinepixo.com/people/becky-gardiner)
- **Producer:** [Adolph Zukor](https://cinepixo.com/people/adolph-zukor), [Jesse Louis Lasky](https://cinepixo.com/people/jesse-louis-lasky)
- **Director of Photography:** [Leo Tover](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-tover)

## Cast

- [Eric Blore](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-blore)
- [Warner Baxter](https://cinepixo.com/people/warner-baxter) as Jay Gatsby
- [William Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-powell)
- [Lois Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/lois-wilson) as Daisy Buchanan
- [Neil Hamilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/neil-hamilton) as Nick Carraway
- [Georgia Hale](https://cinepixo.com/people/georgia-hale) as Myrtle Wilson
- [Claire Whitney](https://cinepixo.com/people/claire-whitney)

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