Gertie the Dinosaur

Summary

Gertie the Dinosaur is a short film^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (344 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gertie the Dinosaur is the creator of Winsor McCay^[3].
• Gertie the Dinosaur's video is recorded as Winsor McCay (1914)Gertie the Dinosaur.webm^[4].
• Gertie the Dinosaur's image is recorded as Gertie the Dinosaur poster.jpg^[5].
• Gertie the Dinosaur's instance of is recorded as short film^[6].
• Gertie the Dinosaur's director is recorded as Winsor McCay^[7].
• Gertie the Dinosaur's screenwriter is recorded as Winsor McCay^[8].
• Gertie the Dinosaur's screenwriter is recorded as John Randolph Bray^[9].
• Gertie the Dinosaur's genre is recorded as fantasy film^[10].
• Gertie the Dinosaur's genre is recorded as silent film^[11].
• Gertie the Dinosaur's genre is recorded as live-action/animated film^[12].
• Gertie the Dinosaur's followed by is recorded as Gertie on Tour^[13].
• Gertie the Dinosaur's followed by is recorded as The Sinking of the Lusitania^[14].
• Gertie the Dinosaur's cast member is recorded as Winsor McCay^[15].
• Gertie the Dinosaur's cast member is recorded as George McManus^[16].
• Gertie the Dinosaur's cast member is recorded as Tad Dorgan^[17].
• Gertie the Dinosaur's cast member is recorded as Roy McCardell^[18].
• Gertie the Dinosaur's cast member is recorded as Tom Powers^[19].
• Gertie the Dinosaur's producer is recorded as Winsor McCay^[20].
• Gertie the Dinosaur's depicts is recorded as Brontosaurus^[21].
• Gertie the Dinosaur's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 21150262697905720092^[22].
• Gertie the Dinosaur's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2017047039^[23].
• Gertie the Dinosaur's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0004008^[24].
• Gertie the Dinosaur's part of is recorded as National Film Registry^[25].
• Gertie the Dinosaur's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[26].
• Gertie the Dinosaur's Commons category is recorded as Gertie the Dinosaur (1914 film)^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Gertie the Dinosaur's producer is recorded as Winsor McCay^[20]. Its director is recorded as Winsor McCay^[7]. Screenwriters include Winsor McCay^[8] and John Randolph Bray^[9]. Cast members include Winsor McCay^[15], George McManus^[16], Tad Dorgan^[17], Roy McCardell^[18], and Tom Powers^[19]. It is the creator of Winsor McCay^[3].

Publication

Publication dates include +1914-02-08T00:00:00Z^[28] and +1914-01-01T00:00:00Z^[29]. Gertie the Dinosaur's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[26]. Genres include fantasy film^[10], silent film^[11], and live-action/animated film^[12]. Its part of is recorded as National Film Registry^[25].

Subject and Themes

Gertie the Dinosaur's main subject is recorded as dinosaur^[30].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Successors include Gertie on Tour^[13] and The Sinking of the Lusitania^[14].

Why It Matters

Gertie the Dinosaur ranks in the top 2% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (344 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]