Apparently all footage that survived from this movie is the trailer :( Starring Warner Baxter, Lois Wilson and Neil Hamilton sites.google.com/site/greatgat...
"No need to TALK about this picture - just look at these sample scenes!" It is presumably that very sentiment that has made the film lost to the day, oddly.
@@bluefire9147 H. G. Wells didn't like Metropolis and the movie wasn't a hit when it came out the first time. Now it's regarded as a masterpiece (and rightfully so) that made way for a lot of movies that came after. Who knows, maybe in the future they will find a copy.
We apparently aren't missing that much: Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald walked out of the movie's screening, and Zelda called it "ROTTEN and awful and terrible and we left" (emphasis hers).
King didn't like Kubrick's version of his book (The Shining), H. G Wells didn't like Metropolis and that movie is a masterpiece ahead of it's time, influencing cinema for decades after it came out. Then again, the opposite can also be true. Like in the case of Watchmen or Whell of Time... To come out with a verdict we must see the movie on our own. Or at least to see why they don't like it. Why the movie was not good in their eyes. My two cents 🙂✌️ Thank you for the information.
@@mr.austinhailubasinger7822 well it’s not like that movie is exactly accurate either which I feel is why some authors don’t like adaptation s I understand
Around 1969 I had a book “The Parade’s Gone By” a substantial work on silent films. The author treated with reverence the (then thought lost) Ben Hur and what a tragedy it was gone. I agonized over it so I would dream about finding the film canisters in an old house or such. Since then the film has been found and widely available. So don’t give up.
This movie is actually lost. The brief snippets featured in this trailer are all that remain from the first film adaptation of "The Great Gatsby". Can you imagine? :-(
"Everyone" knows The Great Gatsby was poorly received and forgotten until after Fitzgeralds death, right? Doing some research you can see a stage version of the play directed by George Cukor got great reviews and ran for 6 months in NY in 1926. The same year the play triumphantly returned to Chicago for 4 weeks and successfully toured the country. The Chicago Tribune ran a review for this movie in 1926 that said "If you like the book....you will like the picture better....if you like the play.... you'll like the picture better. An ad for this movie in Ohio says "A record selling novel. A theatre packing play."The Great Gatsby is truly great". One great review for the 1926 play says the book was "widely praised"- I can't find one bad review in any newspaper.
Right, even in the beginning of this clip it says 'record selling'. Maybe it being a lost treasure is a selling point too? Would be logical that it wasnt popular around the depression and wwii tho, but seems it was around publishing. Good for fitzgerald
Supposedly it was well received by critics but didn’t sell well to the public until after his death; a book can be well received but still not garner the recognition it deserves.
yes and no,It was highly noticed and read in the year it was published but was forgotten after 30s and 40s.Then made a comeback in terms of popularity.Actually Mr. Fitzgerald,not only his novel, lost his popularity increasingly until his death
"Based on the record-selling novel!" Scott must have groaned when he saw that. "What record? Record for most disappointing sales?" No wonder he and Zelda walked out halfway through the film.
Doreth97 It says in the trailer it was "a record selling novel" as well as "a theatre packing play"which suggests it was already quite a successful story.
Fitzgerald was already well-known, thats why they already had a play based on the book that apparently was popular enough to consider making it a movie
Look at how it’s marketed and advertised. Completely missed the point of the novel. No wonder the Fitzgerald and his wife walked out. Imagine writing a novel just trying to convey a message and the public completely misconstrues it and glamorizes the things it detests.
Lots of times the fantasy around how good a "lost film" might be and the reality are far apart. The production value at the time would probably not show you what you want to see of the roaring 20s. Unless they filmed this at one of the mansions on Long Island's Gold Coast, it would most likely be disappointing.
Well then, First! Also, of course i'm going to say something. I have to admit, i'm intrested on how they did it back un 1926, because, of course back then, they didn't talk and was't what we have like today, so, yea, there you go as a first comment.
"No need to TALK about this picture - just look at these sample scenes!"
It is presumably that very sentiment that has made the film lost to the day, oddly.
It boggles my mind, how could this piece of art be lost! So jealous of those that did get to see this piece
Apparently not Fitzgerald himself, he detested it and walked out
One word: Nitrate
@@bluefire9147 That don't mean it wasn't good. King didn't like Kubrick's version of The Shining and the movie turn out to be good.
@@bluefire9147 H. G. Wells didn't like Metropolis and the movie wasn't a hit when it came out the first time. Now it's regarded as a masterpiece (and rightfully so) that made way for a lot of movies that came after. Who knows, maybe in the future they will find a copy.
F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda actually hated this movie and walked out on it during it's premiere.
Nom Deplume Really? Where did you hear that? I thought it garnered no acclaim while he was alive.
What did they think about the version with DiCaprio?
@@etheangel2220 He died in 1940...
imagine they see the 2013 one
etheangel2220 I have a feeling that he wouldn’t have liked it...
We apparently aren't missing that much: Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald walked out of the movie's screening, and Zelda called it "ROTTEN and awful and terrible and we left" (emphasis hers).
King didn't like Kubrick's version of his book (The Shining), H. G Wells didn't like Metropolis and that movie is a masterpiece ahead of it's time, influencing cinema for decades after it came out. Then again, the opposite can also be true. Like in the case of Watchmen or Whell of Time... To come out with a verdict we must see the movie on our own. Or at least to see why they don't like it. Why the movie was not good in their eyes.
My two cents 🙂✌️
Thank you for the information.
Roald Dahl didn't like the 70s Willy Wonka & The Chocolate, but we all know that's an absolute classic....
@@mr.austinhailubasinger7822 well it’s not like that movie is exactly accurate either which I feel is why some authors don’t like adaptation s I understand
Around 1969 I had a book “The Parade’s Gone By” a substantial work on silent films. The author treated with reverence the (then thought lost) Ben Hur and what a tragedy it was gone. I agonized over it so I would dream about finding the film canisters in an old house or such. Since then the film has been found and widely available. So don’t give up.
It's a real shame. I would have loved to have seen it.
This movie is actually lost. The brief snippets featured in this trailer are all that remain from the first film adaptation of "The Great Gatsby". Can you imagine? :-(
TheCoiner123 Why did you link some sub-par student film?
So hyped. When is it coming out?
Are you serious?! This is the 1926 trailer and it is now lost.
whoosh
94 years ago.
@@starrbeatlesqueen Looks like someone didn't got the sarcasm
@@ShaNaNa242 mighty al bowlly,nice to meet you!
I live in hopes they may discover a print in someone’s attic 😁 well, I lead a simple life
I would have loved to have seen this. The silent trailer was awesome and thank you for posting this.
"Everyone" knows The Great Gatsby was poorly received and forgotten until after Fitzgeralds death, right? Doing some research you can see a stage version of the play directed by George Cukor got great reviews and ran for 6 months in NY in 1926. The same year the play triumphantly returned to Chicago for 4 weeks and successfully toured the country. The Chicago Tribune ran a review for this movie in 1926 that said "If you like the book....you will like the picture better....if you like the play.... you'll like the picture better. An ad for this movie in Ohio says "A record selling novel. A theatre packing play."The Great Gatsby is truly great". One great review for the 1926 play says the book was "widely praised"- I can't find one bad review in any newspaper.
Interesting... such a poorly received book would have so many adaptations..
It was very well received, why else would it get so many adaptions
Right, even in the beginning of this clip it says 'record selling'. Maybe it being a lost treasure is a selling point too? Would be logical that it wasnt popular around the depression and wwii tho, but seems it was around publishing. Good for fitzgerald
Supposedly it was well received by critics but didn’t sell well to the public until after his death; a book can be well received but still not garner the recognition it deserves.
"a record selling novel"
...Didn't the book go unnoticed until, like, after World War 2 or so?
No way. This came out a year after it was written. He was one of the most prominent modern authors of the twenties.
yes and no,It was highly noticed and read in the year it was published but was forgotten after 30s and 40s.Then made a comeback in terms of popularity.Actually Mr. Fitzgerald,not only his novel, lost his popularity increasingly until his death
0:16 a young William Powell on the left
Haha amazing! Those eyes! I wonder what they would make of Baz Luhrman's version...
This shit looks fire asf!!!Cant wait to see this exquisite film in theaters!
Anyone else here for a school assignment?
Now I get where the idea for a big Gothic Castle in the new film came from! 0:44
No the book describes Gatsby's house as sort of "Hôtel de Ville in normandy, with a tower on one side ... beard of ivy"
"Based on the record-selling novel!" Scott must have groaned when he saw that. "What record? Record for most disappointing sales?" No wonder he and Zelda walked out halfway through the film.
Those eyes moving at the end creeped me the fuck out.
This looks cool, can't wait to watch this!
wait till i invent a working time machine
Does any one know why they made a movie adaptation of the The Great Gatsby in 1926 if the book wasn't even a hit yet???
Doreth97 It says in the trailer it was "a record selling novel" as well as "a theatre packing play"which suggests it was already quite a successful story.
Fitzgerald was already well-known, thats why they already had a play based on the book that apparently was popular enough to consider making it a movie
Talia Felix It was a blatant lie though - it didn't sell well at all in it's first year in print.
The Great Gatsby was certainly not a successful story until the 40s-50s.
It was a hit. Scott was one of the most prominent modern authors of the time. Showed a real reflection of life at the time.
Such a pity that this film was lost.
Neil Hamilton? Commissioner Gordon from Batman?
One and the same!
anybody knows something about the song?
6 years later and no😂
I love how the trailer claims TGG was a "record-selling novel" when it was actually a commercial disappointment upon its initial publication.
Que la pelicula no estaba perdida
What's up with the creepy animated eyes?
God sees all.
Illuminati comfirmed
Taken from the first edition cover art.
Sloopydrew the eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg.
A kind of advice to the one who sees the film: you must look beyond what you see.
Look at how it’s marketed and advertised. Completely missed the point of the novel. No wonder the Fitzgerald and his wife walked out. Imagine writing a novel just trying to convey a message and the public completely misconstrues it and glamorizes the things it detests.
Lots of times the fantasy around how good a "lost film" might be and the reality are far apart. The production value at the time would probably not show you what you want to see of the roaring 20s. Unless they filmed this at one of the mansions on Long Island's Gold Coast, it would most likely be disappointing.
Well then, First!
Also, of course i'm going to say something. I have to admit, i'm intrested on how they did it back un 1926, because, of course back then, they didn't talk and was't what we have like today, so, yea, there you go as a first comment.
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