Gertie the Dinosaur (1914)

19141h 21mdir. Winsor McCayUnited Statesfantasy filmsilent film

Note: this print runs 81 minutes against a recorded 12 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.

With Winsor McCay, George McManus, Tad Dorgan, Roy McCardell, Tom Powers

Directed by Winsor McCay

Gertie the Dinosaur is an animated short film released in 1914 by American cartoonist and animator Winsor McCay. It is the first animated film to feature a dinosaur. McCay initially presented the film before live audiences as an interactive part of his vaudeville act; the frisky, childlike Gertie performed tricks at her master's command. McCay's employer William Randolph Hearst curtailed his vaudeville activities, prompting McCay to add a live-action introductory sequence to the film for its theatrical release, which was renamed Winsor McCay, the Famous Cartoonist, and Gertie. McCay abandoned a sequel, Gertie on Tour (c. 1921), after producing about a minute of footage.

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