The dinosaur who charmed an audience in 1914
Gertie the Dinosaur · Winsor McCay
In 1914 Winsor McCay stood on stage beside a screen and gave orders to a cartoon dinosaur named Gertie. She bowed, danced, sulked and munched on a tree, and audiences fell in love with her. Gertie was one of the first cartoon characters with a real personality. More than a century later, her playfulness still comes through.
Gertie the Dinosaur (1914), played from the Internet Archive's Winsor McCay collection. Public domain.
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Rights and credit. Gertie the Dinosaur (1914) is a public domain film. This copy streams from the Internet Archive.