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Overview
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Writer:
Winsor McCay (writer)
Release Date:
15 September 1914 (USA) more
Tagline:
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!! more
Plot:
The cartoonist, Winsor McCay, brings the Dinosaurus back to life in the figure of his latest creation, Gertie the Dinosaur. full summary | add synopsis
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1 win more
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Super-important film that features some very early animation as well as odd insights into the creator of the cartoon more (8 total)
Cast
(Credited cast) | Winsor McCay | ... | Winsor McCay |
| George McManus | ... | George McManus |
| Roy L. McCardell | ... | Roy McCardell |
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Also Known As:
Gertie (USA) (alternative title)
Gertie the Trained Dinosaur
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Runtime:
12 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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This is the first movie featuring a dinosaur. more
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[first lines]
Gentleman:
We've got a puncture. Let's go into the museum while he fixes it.
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Featured in "Disneyland: The Story of the Animated Drawing (#2.11)" (1955) more
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This is an odd little film featuring Winsor McCay--the creator of Gertie the Dinosaur and Little Nemo. And, just as in his first Little Nemo film, much of this film features Winsor McCay with his friends (all animators and lovers of animation) and only in the second half do you get to see Gertie. Ostensively, the film is about a bet Winsor made with his friends that he can make a dinosaur come to life--and he does in the form of a short cartoon featuring the lovable character "Gertie". While Gertie is very crude and simple compared to later color cartoons, there is still a lot of charm in the character and the film is a wonderful time capsule. Of great importance to Cinephiles and lovers of early animation.