Gertie the Dinosaur (1914)
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- Not Rated
- 12min
- Animation, Short
- 28 Dec 1914 (USA)
- Short
The cartoonist, Winsor McCay, brings the Dinosaurs back to life in the figure of his latest creation, Gertie the Dinosaur.
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Cast
| Winsor McCay | ... |
Winsor McCay
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| George McManus | ... |
George McManus
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| Roy L. McCardell | ... |
Roy McCardell
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Thomas A. 'Tad' Dorgan | ... |
Thomas A. 'Tad' Dorgan
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| Tom Powers | ... |
Clumsy Copy Boy (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Winsor McCay | ||
Written by
| Winsor McCay | ... | (Writer) |
| Winsor McCay | ... | () |
Produced by
| Winsor McCay | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| John A. Fitzsimmons | ||
| Winsor McCay | ||
Animation Department
| Winsor McCay | ... | animator |
Additional Crew
| John A. Fitzsimmons | ... | tracing |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Box Office Attractions Company (1914) (United States) (theatrical)
- Cartoon Network (1998) (United States) (tv)
- Milestone Film & Video (2004) (United States) (DVD) (on 'Winsor McCay: The Master Edition')
- ROKiT FLIX (2022) (United States)
- Vitagraph (1909) (United States) (VHS)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Winsor McCay bets another cartoonist that he can animate a dinosaur. So he draws a big friendly herbivore called Gertie. Then he gets 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.
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| Taglines | 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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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Some film histories erroneously cite this as the first animated cartoon, ignoring not only Humorous Phases of Funny Faces (1906) (probably the first true animated cartoon), but even Winsor McCay's own earlier work, Little Nemo (1911) and How a Mosquito Operates (1912). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Los comienzos de la animación (1995). See more » |
| Quotes |
Winsor McCay:
[Gertie swallows a large stump, later on, Gertie is thrilled to see a small mastodon]
Gertie, don't hurt Jumbo. See more » |