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J. Stuart Blackton

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J. Stuart Blackton

EN cinema · 128 credits

Born

5 January 1875

Died

13 August 1941 (aged 66)

Birthplace

Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England, UK

Also known as James Stuart Blackton

James Stuart Blackton was a pioneer Anglo-American filmmaker and can be credited with the first feature-length American production. He founded Vitagraph Studios in 1897 and was among the first filmmakers to use stop-motion and drawn animation.

Known for

Filmography

The Film Parade poster

The Film Parade

EN · 19338.0

Director

The American poster

The American

EN · 19277.0

Director

Bride of the Storm poster

Bride of the Storm

EN · 19268.0

Director

The Passionate Quest

1926

The Passionate Quest

EN · 19269.0

Director

The Gilded Highway poster

The Gilded Highway

EN · 192610.0

Director

Hell-Bent for Heaven poster

Hell-Bent for Heaven

EN · 19267.0

Director

The Redeeming Sin poster

The Redeeming Sin

EN · 19258.0

Director

Tides of Passion poster

Tides of Passion

EN · 19257.0

Director

The Happy Warrior poster

The Happy Warrior

EN · 192510.0

Director

The Beloved Brute poster

The Beloved Brute

EN · 19247.0

Director

The Clean Heart poster

The Clean Heart

EN · 192410.0

Director

Between Friends poster

Between Friends

EN · 19247.0

Director

Let Not Man Put Asunder poster

Let Not Man Put Asunder

EN · 19248.0

Director

On the Banks of the Wabash poster

On the Banks of the Wabash

EN · 19237.0

Director

The Virgin Queen poster

The Virgin Queen

EN · 19238.0

Director

The Glorious Adventure poster

The Glorious Adventure

EN · 19226.5

Editor, Producer, Story, Director

A Gipsy Cavalier

1922

A Gipsy Cavalier

EN · 19228.0

Director, Producer

Passers-By poster

Passers-By

EN · 19207.0

Director

The Forbidden Valley poster

The Forbidden Valley

EN · 19208.0

Director, Producer

The House of the Tolling Bell poster

The House of the Tolling Bell

EN · 19209.0

Director, Producer

The Blood Barrier poster

The Blood Barrier

EN · 192010.0

Director, Producer

Respectable by Proxy poster

Respectable by Proxy

EN · 192010.0

Director, Producer

My Husband's Other Wife poster

My Husband's Other Wife

EN · 192010.0

Director, Producer

The Common Cause poster

The Common Cause

EN · 1919Not rated

Director, Producer

A House Divided poster

A House Divided

EN · 19198.0

Director

The Moonshine Trail poster

The Moonshine Trail

EN · 19199.0

Director, Writer, Producer, Editor

Dawn poster

Dawn

EN · 19197.0

Director, Writer, Producer

Life's Greatest Problem poster

Life's Greatest Problem

EN · 1918Not rated

Director

The World for Sale poster

The World for Sale

EN · 1918Not rated

Director

Missing poster

Missing

EN · 1918Not rated

Producer, Scenario Writer

The Message of the Mouse poster

The Message of the Mouse

EN · 1917Not rated

Director

Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation poster

Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation

EN · 1917Not rated

Story, Director

Transgression poster

Transgression

EN · 1917Not rated

Story

The Fighting Trail poster

The Fighting Trail

EN · 1917Not rated

Story

The Diary of a Puppy poster

The Diary of a Puppy

EN · 191710.0

Director

The Fairy Godfather poster

The Fairy Godfather

EN · 19177.0

Director

The Collie Market poster

The Collie Market

EN · 19179.0

Director

A Spring Idyll poster

A Spring Idyll

EN · 19179.0

Director

The Judgment House poster

The Judgment House

EN · 1917Not rated

Director, Adaptation, Producer, Presenter

Whom the Gods Destroy poster

Whom the Gods Destroy

EN · 1916Not rated

Director, Writer

Kidnapped in New York poster

Kidnapped in New York

EN · 19157.5

Director

The Battle Cry of Peace poster

The Battle Cry of Peace

EN · 1915Not rated

Director, Writer, Producer

The Heights of Hazard poster

The Heights of Hazard

EN · 1915Not rated

Presenter

Playing Dead poster

Playing Dead

EN · 1915Not rated

Supervising Producer

The Honeymooners

1914

The Honeymooners

EN · 1914Not rated

Writer

The Spirit of Christmas

1913

The Spirit of Christmas

EN · 19138.0

Supervisor of Production Resources

A Vitagraph Romance poster

A Vitagraph Romance

EN · 19126.2

as J. Stuart Blackton

Cardinal Wolsey

1912

Cardinal Wolsey

EN · 1912Not rated

Director

The Life and Death of King Richard III poster

The Life and Death of King Richard III

EN · 19124.7

Producer

As You Like It poster

As You Like It

EN · 19121.0

Director, Producer

Her Grandchild

1912

Her Grandchild

EN · 191210.0

Producer

The Death of King Edward III

1911

The Death of King Edward III

EN · 19119.0

Director

Little Nemo poster

Little Nemo

EN · 19116.4

Director

The Battle Hymn of the Republic poster

The Battle Hymn of the Republic

EN · 191110.0

Director

Lady Godiva poster

Lady Godiva

EN · 19115.7

Director

Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy

1910

Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy

EN · 19102.5

Director

Jeffries-Johnson World's Championship Boxing Contest poster

Jeffries-Johnson World's Championship Boxing Contest

EN · 19105.5

Supervising Producer

Francesca di Rimini poster

Francesca di Rimini

EN · 1910Not rated

Director

Elektra poster

Elektra

EN · 1910Not rated

Director

Princess Nicotine poster

Princess Nicotine

EN · 19095.8

Director, Producer

A Midsummer Night's Dream poster

A Midsummer Night's Dream

EN · 19094.8

Director

Jephtah's Daughter: A Biblical Tragedy

1909

Jephtah's Daughter: A Biblical Tragedy

EN · 19097.0

Director

Oliver Twist poster

Oliver Twist

EN · 19094.4

Director

The Judgment of Solomon poster

The Judgment of Solomon

EN · 19099.0

Director

The Life of Moses poster

The Life of Moses

EN · 19091.0

Director

Napoleon and the Empress Josephine poster

Napoleon and the Empress Josephine

EN · 19095.7

Director

Napoleon, the Man of Destiny poster

Napoleon, the Man of Destiny

EN · 19094.2

Director

Benedict Arnold

1909

Benedict Arnold

EN · 19098.0

Director

The Life of George Washington

1909

The Life of George Washington

EN · 19097.0

Director

King Lear poster

King Lear

EN · 19094.2

Director

The Way of the Cross, The Story of Ancient Rome poster

The Way of the Cross, The Story of Ancient Rome

EN · 19097.0

Director

The Bride of Lammermoor poster

The Bride of Lammermoor

EN · 19098.0

Director

The Magic Fountain Pen

1909

The Magic Fountain Pen

EN · 19091.5

Director

Saul and David

1909

Saul and David

EN · 1909Not rated

Director

Ruy Blas

1909

Ruy Blas

EN · 1909Not rated

Director

Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two Brothers poster

Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two Brothers

EN · 19087.0

Director

Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy

1908

Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy

EN · 19084.7

Director

The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen

1908

The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen

EN · 19083.0

Director

The Merchant of Venice

1908

The Merchant of Venice

EN · 1908Not rated

Director

East Lynne; or, Red Astray

1908

East Lynne; or, Red Astray

EN · 19089.0

Director

The Story of Treasure Island

1908

The Story of Treasure Island

EN · 1908Not rated

Producer, Director

Antony and Cleopatra poster

Antony and Cleopatra

EN · 19082.5

Production Manager, Director

Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy

1908

Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy

EN · 19083.0

Director

Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils

1908

Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils

EN · 190810.0

Director

Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet poster

Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet

EN · 19083.5

Director

Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance

1908

Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance

EN · 19089.0

Director

The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain

1908

The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain

EN · 190810.0

Director

Lightning Sketches poster

Lightning Sketches

EN · 19074.7

as Cartoonist, Director, Producer

The Haunted Hotel poster

The Haunted Hotel

EN · 19075.7

Director

Liquid Electricity; or The Inventor's Galvanic Fluid

1907

Liquid Electricity; or The Inventor's Galvanic Fluid

EN · 19077.0

Director

Work Made Easy

1907

Work Made Easy

EN · 1907Not rated

Director

The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance

1907

The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance

EN · 19077.0

Director

Humorous Phases of Funny Faces poster

Humorous Phases of Funny Faces

EN · 19065.8

as Cartoonist, Director

The Automobile Thieves poster

The Automobile Thieves

EN · 19069.0

Actor

And the Villain Still Pursued Her; or, the Author's Dream poster

And the Villain Still Pursued Her; or, the Author's Dream

EN · 19066.3

Actor, Director

The 100 to One Shot; or, A Run of Luck poster

The 100 to One Shot; or, A Run of Luck

EN · 19068.0

Director

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes poster

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

EN · 19053.0

Director

Monsieur Beaucaire, the Adventures of a Gentleman of France

1905

Monsieur Beaucaire, the Adventures of a Gentleman of France

EN · 19054.0

Director

Happy Hooligan Interferes poster

Happy Hooligan Interferes

EN · 19035.4

as Happy Hooligan

Hooligan in Jail

1903

Hooligan in Jail

EN · 19037.0

as Happy Hooligan

The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship poster

The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship

EN · 19025.1

as Happy Hooligan

Happy Hooligan April-Fooled

1901

Happy Hooligan April-Fooled

EN · 1901Not rated

as Happy Hooligan, Director

The Mysterious Cafe; or, Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke Have Troubles with a Waiter

1901

The Mysterious Cafe; or, Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke Have Troubles with a Waiter

EN · 19014.7

Director

Leaping Dogs at Gentry's Circus

1901

Leaping Dogs at Gentry's Circus

EN · 19015.3

Director

Panoramic View of Boston Subway from an Electric Car

1901

Panoramic View of Boston Subway from an Electric Car

EN · 19014.8

Director

Jeffries Skipping the Rope poster

Jeffries Skipping the Rope

EN · 19019.0

Director

Jeffries Throwing the Medicine Ball

1901

Jeffries Throwing the Medicine Ball

EN · 19019.0

Director

Children Bathing

1901

Children Bathing

EN · 19018.0

Director

The Artist's Dilemma poster

The Artist's Dilemma

EN · 19016.0

Director

The Enchanted Drawing poster

The Enchanted Drawing

EN · 19006.4

as Chalk-Talk Artist, Director, Producer

Hooligan Assists the Magician poster

Hooligan Assists the Magician

EN · 19004.8

as Happy Hooligan, Director

Happy Hooligan

1900

Happy Hooligan

EN · 19004.0

as Happy Hooligan, Director

Maude's Naughty Little Brother poster

Maude's Naughty Little Brother

EN · 19004.1

Director

The Clown and the Alchemist

1900

The Clown and the Alchemist

EN · 19003.9

Director

The Congress of Nations poster

The Congress of Nations

EN · 19003.9

Director

Raising Old Glory Over Morro Castle

1899

Raising Old Glory Over Morro Castle

EN · 18993.1

Director

'Columbia' Winning the Cup

1899

'Columbia' Winning the Cup

EN · 18994.0

Director

Astor Battery on Parade poster

Astor Battery on Parade

EN · 18993.7

Director

Firemen Rescuing Men and Women poster

Firemen Rescuing Men and Women

EN · 18995.0

Director

A Visit to the Spiritualist poster

A Visit to the Spiritualist

EN · 18997.0

Director

"Shamrock" and "Erin" Sailing poster

"Shamrock" and "Erin" Sailing

EN · 18995.3

Director

The Burglar on the Roof poster

The Burglar on the Roof

EN · 18983.3

as Burglar, Director

Little Mischief

1898

Little Mischief

EN · 18983.9

Director

The Cavalier's Dream poster

The Cavalier's Dream

EN · 18984.7

Director

Humpty Dumpty Circus poster

Humpty Dumpty Circus

EN · 18981.5

Director

Battle of Santiago Bay

1898

Battle of Santiago Bay

EN · 18982.0

Director, Producer

Vanishing Lady

1898

Vanishing Lady

EN · 18986.0

Director

Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist poster

Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist

EN · 18964.6

Actor