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'''The Great Gatsby''' is a lost silent film based on the F. Scott Fitzgerald book of the same name as well as the first film adaptation of the novel. It was produced by the Famous Players-Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures as part of their 15th Anniversary.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Gatsby_(1926_film) Wikipedia article.] Retrieved 19 Mar '16.</ref>
'''The Great Gatsby''' is a lost silent film based on the F. Scott Fitzgerald book of the same name as well as the first film adaptation of the novel. It was produced by the Famous Players-Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures as part of their 15th Anniversary.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Gatsby_(1926_film) Wikipedia article.] Retrieved 19 Mar '16.</ref>


All that has survived is a one-minute trailer. Extensive efforts by Professor Wheeler Winston Dixon have been made to recover an original print of the film, but to no avail. <ref>[https://www.questia.com/library/journal/1P3-522127521/the-three-film-versions-of-the-great-gatsby-a-vision Professor Dixon's reports about the film.] Retrieved 19 Mar '16. </ref>
All that has survived is a one-minute trailer. Extensive efforts by Professor Wheeler Winston Dixon have been made to recover an original print of the film but to no avail. <ref>[https://www.questia.com/library/journal/1P3-522127521/the-three-film-versions-of-the-great-gatsby-a-vision Professor Dixon's reports about the film.] Retrieved 19 Mar '16. </ref>


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Revision as of 22:26, 15 February 2017

The Great Gatsby 1926.jpg

Original film poster.

Status: Partially Found


The Great Gatsby is a lost silent film based on the F. Scott Fitzgerald book of the same name as well as the first film adaptation of the novel. It was produced by the Famous Players-Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures as part of their 15th Anniversary.[1]

All that has survived is a one-minute trailer. Extensive efforts by Professor Wheeler Winston Dixon have been made to recover an original print of the film but to no avail. [2]




Gallery

Trailer.

References

  1. Wikipedia article. Retrieved 19 Mar '16.
  2. Professor Dixon's reports about the film. Retrieved 19 Mar '16.