The Great Gatsby (Playhouse 90)

"The Great Gatsby"
Playhouse 90 episodes
Robert Ryan and Jeanne Crain in The Great Gatsby
Episode nos.Season 2
Episodes 39[1]
Directed byFranklin Schaffner[1]
Written byDavid Shaw (adaptation), F. Scott Fitzgerald (novel)
Original air dateJune 26, 1958 (1958-06-26)[1]
Running time1:28:27[2]
Guest appearances
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"The Great Gatsby" is an American television play broadcast live on June 26, 1958, as part of the second season of the CBS television series Playhouse 90. David Shaw wrote the teleplay, adapted from the novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Franklin Schaffner directed. Jeanne Crain, Robert Ryan, and Rod Taylor starred, and Rod Serling was the host.

  1. ^ a b c "Playhouse 90, Season 2". Classic TV Archive. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
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