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Gertie the Trained Dinosaur
AKA [Gertie the Dinosaur]
(1914) American
B&W : Short film
Directed by Winsor McCay

Cast: Winsor McCay [himself], George McManus [himself]

Premiered as part of McCay’s vaudeville act in February 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / Animated film intended for exhibition with live actor on stage (originally McCay himself). The prologue section with cartoonists was shot at Riesenweber’s Restaurant in New York, New York.

Comedy: Cartoon.

Survival Status: Print exists (comprised of remaining 35mm positive and 16mm reduction positive elements) in La Cinémathèque Québécoise film archive.

Keywords: Animation [paper] - Dinosaurs

Listing updated: 27 January 2006.

References: Film viewing : Blum-Silent pp. 14, 27; Bohn-Light p. 217; Everson-American pp. 208-209, 368; Lahue-Collecting p. 49; Perry-British p. 44; Shipman-Cinema p. 40 : Other-McCay.

Home Video: DVD.

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