Gertie the Dinosaur (1914)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1914
Running Times:
Format: black and white     35mm
Ratio: 1.33:1
Sound: silent

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: McCay
Producer: Winsor McCay

SCRIPT
Script: Winsor McCay

DIRECTION
Director: Winsor McCay

ANIMATION
Animator: Winsor McCay
Tracing: John A. Fitzsimmons

CAST
George McManus
Thomas A. 'Tad' Dorgan
Roy L. McCardell
Winsor McCay
Tom Powers

PLOT SUMMARY

Winsor McCay has a bets with some fellow artists that he can draw a realistic dinosaur. The resulting creation, the friendly Gertie, comes to life as McCay enters his sketch and interacts with his creation.

AVAILABILITY

USA
Theatrical Distributors: Box Office Attractions Company

AWARDS

1991
National Film Preservation Board, USA
added to the National Film Registry

TIMELINE

1914
September
15: USA - theatrical release

POSTER TAGS

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!!

According to science this monster once ruled this planet. Skeletons now being unearthed measuring from 90 ft. to 160 ft. in length. An elephant should be a mouse beside Gertie.

The greatest animal act in the world!!!

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Gertie
Gertie the Trained Dinosaur

LINKS

SEQUEL
Gertie on Tour (1921)

FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania (1999)

KEYWORDS

animation and live action, dinosaurs, gertie the dinosaur, rotoscoping

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009