Gertie the Dinosaur (1915)

1915 · Animation · 12 min · dir. John Randolph Bray

• Comedy
• Animation

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Synopsis

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…

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Director

John Randolph Bray

Released

1915-01-01

Running time

12 minutes

Cast & crew

• John Randolph Bray Director
• John Randolph Bray

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