J. Stuart Blackton

Director

J. Stuart Blackton

Born January 5, 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England, UKDied August 13, 1941111 films

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.

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Filmography

111 films as director
  1. 1933The Film ParadeDirector
  2. 1927The AmericanDirector
  3. 1926The Passionate QuestDirector
  4. 1926Hell-Bent for HeavenDirector
  5. 1926The Gilded HighwayDirector
  6. 1926Bride of the StormDirector
  7. 1925The Happy WarriorDirector
  8. 1925Tides of PassionDirector
  9. 1925The Redeeming SinDirector
  10. 1924The Beloved BruteDirector
  11. 1924The Clean HeartDirector
  12. 1924Between FriendsDirector
  13. 1924Let Not Man Put AsunderDirector
  14. 1923On the Banks of the WabashDirector
  15. 1923The Virgin QueenDirector
  16. 1922A Gipsy CavalierDirector
  17. 1922The Glorious AdventureDirector
  18. 1920The Forbidden ValleyDirector
  19. 1920The House of the Tolling BellDirector
  20. 1920Passers-ByDirector
  21. 1920The Blood BarrierDirector
  22. 1920Respectable by ProxyDirector
  23. 1920My Husband's Other WifeDirector
  24. 1919DawnDirector
  25. 1919The Moonshine TrailDirector
  26. 1919A House DividedDirector
  27. 1919The Common CauseDirector
  28. 1918Life's Greatest ProblemDirector
  29. 1918The World for SaleDirector
  30. 1917The Diary of a PuppyDirector
  31. 1917The Judgment HouseDirector
  32. 1917The Message of the MouseDirector
  33. 1917The Fairy GodfatherDirector
  34. 1917Womanhood, the Glory of the NationDirector
  35. 1917A Spring IdyllDirector
  36. 1917The Collie MarketDirector
  37. 1916Whom the Gods DestroyDirector
  38. 1915Kidnapped in New YorkDirector
  39. 1915The Battle Cry of PeaceDirector
  40. 1912As You Like ItDirector
  41. 1912Cardinal WolseyDirector
  42. 1911Lady GodivaDirector
  43. 1911The Death of King Edward IIIDirector
  44. 1911The Battle Hymn of the RepublicDirector
  45. 1911Little NemoDirector
  46. 1910Francesca di RiminiDirector
  47. 1910ElektraDirector
  48. 1910Richelieu; or: The ConspiracyDirector
  49. 1909A Midsummer Night's DreamDirector
  50. 1909The Life of MosesDirector
  51. 1909Benedict ArnoldDirector
  52. 1909The Way of the Cross, The Story of Ancient RomeDirector
  53. 1909Princess NicotineDirector
  54. 1909The Magic Fountain PenDirector
  55. 1909The Life of George WashingtonDirector
  56. 1909Oliver TwistDirector
  57. 1909Jephtah's Daughter: A Biblical TragedyDirector
  58. 1909The Judgment of SolomonDirector
  59. 1909Napoleon, the Man of DestinyDirector
  60. 1909King LearDirector
  61. 1909Saul and DavidDirector
  62. 1909Ruy BlasDirector
  63. 1909The Bride of LammermoorDirector
  64. 1909Napoleon and the Empress JosephineDirector
  65. 1908The Merchant of VeniceDirector
  66. 1908The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of SpainDirector
  67. 1908Julius Caesar, an Historical TragedyDirector
  68. 1908Antony and CleopatraDirector
  69. 1908Richard III, a Shakespearian TragedyDirector
  70. 1908Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven VeilsDirector
  71. 1908The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient NorsemenDirector
  72. 1908Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century RomanceDirector
  73. 1908Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and CapuletDirector
  74. 1908East Lynne; or, Red AstrayDirector
  75. 1908The Story of Treasure IslandDirector
  76. 1908Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two BrothersDirector
  77. 1907Work Made EasyDirector
  78. 1907The Shaughraun, an Irish RomanceDirector
  79. 1907Liquid Electricity; or The Inventor's Galvanic FluidDirector
  80. 1907Lightning SketchesDirector
  81. 1907The Haunted HotelDirector
  82. 1906And the Villain Still Pursued Her; or, the Author's DreamDirector
  83. 1906The 100 to One Shot; or, A Run of LuckDirector
  84. 1906Humorous Phases of Funny FacesDirector
  85. 1905Monsieur Beaucaire, the Adventures of a Gentleman of FranceDirector
  86. 1905Adventures of Sherlock HolmesDirector
  87. 1901Panoramic View of Boston Subway from an Electric CarDirector
  88. 1901Mysterious Cafe, or Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke Have Troubles with a WaiterDirector
  89. 1901Children BathingDirector
  90. 1901Jeffries Skipping the RopeDirector
  91. 1901Jeffries Throwing the Medicine BallDirector
  92. 1901The Artist's DilemmaDirector
  93. 1901Leaping Dogs at Gentry's CircusDirector
  94. 1900The Clown and the AlchemistDirector
  95. 1900The Congress of NationsDirector
  96. 1900The Enchanted DrawingDirector
  97. 1900Hooligan Assists the MagicianDirector
  98. 1900Maude's Naughty Little BrotherDirector
  99. 1900Happy HooliganDirector
  100. 1899A Visit to the SpiritualistDirector
  101. 1899"Shamrock" and "Erin" SailingDirector
  102. 1899Firemen Rescuing Men and WomenDirector
  103. 1899'Columbia' Winning the CupDirector
  104. 1899Raising Old Glory Over Morro CastleDirector
  105. 1899Astor Battery on ParadeDirector
  106. 1898Vanishing LadyDirector
  107. 1898The Cavalier's DreamDirector
  108. 1898The Burglar on the RoofDirector
  109. 1898Humpty Dumpty CircusDirector
  110. 1898Little MischiefDirector
  111. 1898Battle of Santiago BayDirector
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