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Gertie the Dinosaur

6.6 12 mins Animation   Comedy   1914
Vitagraph Company of America  
Director(s): Winsor McCay

Although not the first feature-length animated film, as is sometimes thought, it was the first cartoon to feature a character with an appealing personality. The appearance of a true character distinguished it from earlier animated "trick films", such as those of Blackton and Cohl, and makes it the predecessor to later popular cartoons such as those by Walt Disney. The film was also the first to be created using keyframe animation.

Casts of Gertie the Dinosaur

Winsor McCay

as Self

George McManus

as Self

Thomas A. 'Tad' Dorgan

as Thomas A. 'Tad' Dorgan

Tom Powers

as Clumsy Copy Boy (uncredited)

Robert McCay

as Self

John Bunny

as Club Member

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