Where to Watch Gertie the Dinosaur Online

Need to watch 'Gertie the Dinosaur' on your TV or mobile device at home? Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Winsor McCay-directed movie via subscription can be confusing, so we here at Moviefone want to do the work for you.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'Gertie the Dinosaur' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'Gertie the Dinosaur' right now, here are some particulars about the Vitagraph Company of America comedy flick.

Released February 8th, 1914, 'Gertie the Dinosaur' stars Winsor McCay, George McManus, Roy L. McCardell, Thomas A. 'Tad' Dorgan The NR movie has a runtime of about 12 min, and received a user score of 66 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 142 knowledgeable users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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." .