Gertie the Dinosaur (Winsor McCay, 1914)

[hebneh]

The way it worked was, Winsor McCay would be on a stage, in person, while this movie was shown on the screen. He'd say the proper thing and Gertie would "react" as though she could hear him and follow his commands.

[guns102]

this is apprently the first dinosaur anyone ever saw. granted dinosaur research had been going on for years befoer but this was the first Reconstruction of the beats

[jasonmoore1900]

is that the original music?

[lester12317]

awwwwwwwwwwwww she sooooooooo cute

[ScarsSing]

Having so much hunger and can't make sounds. I think its a big problem ^.^

[Joemamma69000]

Wow. I'd be so happy to see this on Cartoon Network again.

[Joemamma69000]

This is hilarious. This would beat Hero 108 any day.

[Sakura06Chan]

can someone please tell me where to find the version where he actually speaks and appears to 'interact' with the screen?? I can't find it!! the one where he is in a theatre....and appears to walk into the frame?

PLEASE.

[wsbtam]

The very beginning of animated films. How appropos that they started with a dinosaur!

[IrishAmerican1234]

WOW, 1914

[InmortalAngel1]

cute dino

[NICKOLSandDIMES]

lol, classic ragtime music...

[Yoshithedino123]

i wish this would be restored the flickering hurts mah eyes and in 4 years this will be 100 years old!

[bolden2]

first anime ever came out

[poblanoproductions]

At the Geppi Entertainment Museum in Baltimore today, I saw an original frame from this. ♥

So funny that they were just really discovering dinosaurs.

[digimaks]

claaaasic! Amazing enough- it was only a BET game- when Winsor was in museum with friends and they had a bet to make a dinasour skeleton come to life. That how this cartioon started!

And it was a handanimated animation.Winsor had a huge bucket of ink and stacks of paper brought to him to do animation. Then all of it was photographed together in a sequence!

[maleada]

there is NOTHING better than Gertie...

maybe Jumbo.. JUMBO RULES!

[XxthelostcardxX]

aww shes soo cute!!

[caropixarfan]

i love this