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21 April 2012

Rarely viewed version of “The Great Gatsby” starring Alan Ladd opens film noir festival

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An unusual choice for the opening act of the Noir City film festival: The Great Gatsby (1949, Paramount) in a new 35 mm print. The festival, now on at the Egyptian Theatre, is co-produced by the Film Noir Foundation and the American Cinematheque.

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s great masterwork from 1925 is far from pulp [...]