This 1914 cartoon, drawn by famed cartoonist Winsor McCay, required more than 10,000 drawings. It was the first cartoon to use key-frame animation, and the first to feature a dinosaur. McCay drew a cartoon version of himself to interact with Gertie in this comedy short.
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