The Great Gatsby (1926 film)
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 and Lois Wilson portrayed Daisy Buchanan. The film was produced by Famous Players–Lasky, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The Great Gatsby is now considered lost. A vintage movie trailer displaying short clips of the film still exists.
1926 theatrical poster
Behind-the-scenes photo of actress Lois Wilson with director Herbert Brenon
A 1926 lobby card for the film
A 1926 lobby card for the film
Herbert Brenon was an Irish-born U.S. film director, actor and screenwriter during the era of silent films through 1940.
Herbert Brenon, 1916
Brenon and Alla Nazimova with a camera in his studio, 9 August 1916.
Brenon in 1917 reading Rupert Hughes' Empty Pockets
Brenon's mausoleum in Woodlawn Cemetery in New York