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Gertie the Dinosaur (1914)

12 min  -  Animation | Short | Comedy   -  15 September 1914 (USA)
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The cartoonist, Winsor McCay, brings the Dinosaurus back to life in the figure of his latest creation, Gertie the Dinosaur.

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Winsor McCay

Writer:

Winsor McCay

Stars:

Winsor McCay, George McManus and Roy L. McCardell
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George McManus George McManus ...
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Storyline

Winsor Z. McCay bets another cartoonist that he can animate a dinosaur. So he draws a big friendly herbivore called Gertie. Then he get into his own picture. Gertie walks through the picture, eats a tree, meets her creator, and takes him carefully on her back for a ride. Written by <isa013@advs2.gm.fh-koeln.de>  

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Dinosaur | Bet | Drawing | Museum | Pumpkin  | See more »

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Gertie: she's a scream. She eats, drinks and breathes! She laughs and cries. Dances the tango, answers questions and obeys every command! Yet, she lived millions of years before man inhabited this earth and has never been seen since!! See more »

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Animation | Short | Comedy | Family

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

A counterfeit version of this film has surfaced. It is very similar to the original, except the background is in grey instead of white, and there is a sequence with a monkey climbing a tree. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Gentleman: We've got a puncture. Let's go into the museum while he fixes it.
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Referenced in Endangered Species (2006) See more »