File: Winsor McCay (1914)Gertie the Dinosaur.webm
Author: Winsor McCay
Publisher: Box Office Attraction Company
Year: 1914
PD: PD/US|1934
Note: A 1914 silent animated short film by American cartoonist Winsor McCay. Has been preserved in the U.S. Library of Congress' National Film Registry.
Cat: Cartoons
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{{Center|{{Xxx-larger|'''Winsor McCay'''}}<br />
America's Greatest Cartoonist<br />
AND<br />
{{Xxx-larger|{{sp|'''GERTIE'''}}}}<br />
{{X-smaller|RELEASED THROUGH THE BOX OFFICE ATTRACTION COMPANY.}}}}
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00:32
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{{Center|''Museum of Natural History, New York City''}}
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01:08
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''WINSOR McCAY, creator of "Little Nemo" and "Dreams of a Rarebit Fiend;" GEORGE McMANUS, creator of "The Newlyweds," "Bringing up Father," and "Let George do it;" ROY McCARDELL, humorist, and others, on a joy ride.''
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02:00
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''"We've got a puncture. Let's go into the museum while he fixes it."''
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02:17
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{{Center|''In the museum.''}}
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02:22
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{{Center|THE DINOSAURUS SKELETON<br />
70 FEET LENGTH—20 FEET HEIGHT}}
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03:20
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''Winsor McCay bets George McManus a dinner for the party that he can make the Dinosaurus live again by a series of hand-drawn cartoons.''
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04:11
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''After six months work, McCay finishes drawing the cartoons.''
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04:20
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{{Center|{{Smaller block|{{Cursive|'''''No. 9999'''''<br /><br />'''''No. 10000'''''}}}}}}
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04:26
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''McManus calls while the cartoons are being photographed.''
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04:43
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''"I made ten thousand cartoons,—each one a little different from the one preceding it."''
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05:04
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''"Mr. McManus wants to see some of the drawings."''
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06:35
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{{Center|''The dinner.''}}
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07:00
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''"And now Mr. McCay will show us what he thinks a Dinosaurus looked like in real life."''
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08:18
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''"McCay, your bet was that you could make it move."''
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08:53
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''"Gertie,—yes, her name is Gertie,—will come out of that cave and do everything I tell her to do."''
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09:13
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''"Come out Gertie, and make a pretty bow."''
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10:05
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{{Center|''"Aw, stop that!"''}}
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10:11
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''"Be a good girl and bow to the audience."''
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10:31
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''"Thanks! Now raise your right foot."''
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10:52
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''"That's good! Now raise your left foot."''
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11:12
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''"Never mind that sea serpent! Gertie, raise your left foot."''
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11:36
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''"You're a bad girl, shame on you!"''
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11:49
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''"Oh, dont' cry. Here catch this pumpkin."''
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12:05
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''"Now will you raise your left foot?"''
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12:54
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{{Center|''"Gertie, don't hurt Jumbo."''}}
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13:27
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''"Gertie loves music. Play for her and she'll dance."''
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15:06
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''"Did you see that four-winged lizard?"''
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15:17
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{{Center|''"Sure?"''}}
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15:23
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''"Are you in the habit of seeing things?"''
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15:37
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{{Center|''"Are you fibbing of me?"''}}
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15:50
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''"Will you have a little drink?"''
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15:59
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''"There's a lake. Take a little drink if you want it."''
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16:35
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''"Gertie will now show that she isn't afraid of me and take me for a ride."''
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17:01
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{{Center|''Paying the bet.''}}
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17:14
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''"Who pays for the dinner? Let George do it!"''
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17:26
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{{Center|''And George did.''}}
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17:40
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{{Center|{{Larger|The End.}}}}
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