# Going on A Trip to the Moon (1902) with Winsor McCay (feat. Movies Silently)

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Podcast: [Re-Animate THIS!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/re-animate-this-7341619)
Published: 2026-01-28T17:54:52+00:00
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Duration seconds: 5452

## Resource

Jay, Jessie, and Fritzi of Movies Silently discuss Georges Méliès, his famous short A Trip to the Moon (1902), Winsor McCay, Edwin S. Porter’s live-action adaptation of McCay’s Rarebit Fiend comic, and whether Méliès’s ideas would work better in the medium of animation.

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