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Director:
Winsor McCay
Writer:
Winsor McCay (writer)
Release Date:
15 September 1914 (USA) more
Genre:
Animation | Short | Comedy | Family 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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Awards:
1 win more
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Cast

  (in credits order)
Winsor McCay ... Winsor McCay
George McManus ... George McManus
Roy L. McCardell ... Roy McCardell
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Thomas A. 'Tad' Dorgan ... (uncredited)
Tom Powers ... (uncredited)
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Directed by
Winsor McCay 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Winsor McCay  writer

Produced by
Winsor McCay .... producer
 
Animation Department
Winsor McCay .... animator
 
Other crew
John A. Fitzsimmons .... tracing
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Gertie (USA) (alternative title)
Gertie the Trained Dinosaur
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Runtime:
12 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Silent
Company:
McCay more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress, in 1991. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Gentleman: We've got a puncture. Let's go into the museum while he fixes it.
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Shows that ancient cartoons can still be funny, 27 April 2000
Author: GeneralB from USA

This short and rather old cartoon about a dinosaur is quite enjoyable. It was one of the earlier cartoons, and one of the first dinosaur movies. It may also have introduced cartoon violence to the world; Gertie chucks a mammoth named Jumbo into the ocean. I have found that it is more fun to watch the original silent version than the one with sound, although others may disagree.

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