Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on May 8, 2013

Speaking of The Great Gatsby, I thought we could take a minute to talk about the first film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby from 1926. The film was directed by Herbert Brenon, produced by Adolph Zukor and Jesse Lasky, and distributed by Paramount. Warner Baxter star   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on April 6, 2013

Trade magazine ad The Great Gatsby (1926) Status: Missing and presumed lost except for the fragments found in the film’s trailer. This is the very first film adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, filmed a mere four years after it was written. No need to make this a costume...   read more