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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

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Winsor McCay
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Cast

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Winsor McCay Winsor McCay ...
Winsor McCay
George McManus George McManus ...
George McManus
Roy L. McCardell Roy L. McCardell ...
Roy McCardell
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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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The greatest animal act in the world!!! See more »

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Animation | Short | Comedy | Family

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Company Credits

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Silent

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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Connections

Referenced in Endangered Species (2006) See more »