Gertie the Dinosaur

Gertie the Dinosaur is a 1914 short animated film from, by Winsor McCay.

McCay went on tour with the film at the time and went to the movie screen in which he pretended to the animated Gertie the diplodocus dresseerde.The film was groundbreaking for its time and is seen as the first animated film around one specific character who is worked out in terms of character credible. Also noteworthy is that McCay has singlehandedly animated the whole movie.

The film is referred to by the National Film Preservation Board considered as national American heritage, and was therefore included in the National Film Registry. In the book The 50 Greatest Cartoons is Gertie the Dinosaur on number 6.