Directing · b. 1875 · Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England, UK

J. Stuart Blackton

Biography

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.

Directed
The Film Parade 1933 The American 1927 Bride of the Storm 1926 The Passionate Quest 1926 The Gilded Highway 1926 Hell-Bent for Heaven 1926 The Redeeming Sin 1925 Tides of Passion 1925 The Happy Warrior 1925 The Beloved Brute 1924 The Clean Heart 1924 Between Friends 1924 Let Not Man Put Asunder 1924 On the Banks of the Wabash 1923 The Virgin Queen 1923 The Glorious Adventure 1922 A Gipsy Cavalier 1922 Passers-By 1920 The Forbidden Valley 1920 The House of the Tolling Bell 1920 The Blood Barrier 1920 Respectable by Proxy 1920 My Husband's Other Wife 1920 The Common Cause 1919 A House Divided 1919 The Moonshine Trail 1919 Dawn 1919 Life's Greatest Problem 1918 The World for Sale 1918 The Message of the Mouse 1917 Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation 1917 The Collie Market 1917 The Diary of a Puppy 1917 The Fairy Godfather 1917 A Spring Idyll 1917 The Judgment House 1917 Kidnapped in New York 1915 The Battle Cry of Peace 1915 Cardinal Wolsey 1912 As You Like It 1912 The Death of King Edward III 1911 Little Nemo 1911 The Battle Hymn of the Republic 1911 Lady Godiva 1911 Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy 1910 Uncle Tom's Cabin 1910 Francesca di Rimini 1910 Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy 1909 A Midsummer Night's Dream 1909 Jephtah's Daughter: A Biblical Tragedy 1909 The Galley Slave 1909 Oliver Twist 1909 The Judgment of Solomon 1909 Napoleon and the Empress Josephine 1909 The Life of Moses 1909 Napoleon, the Man of Destiny 1909 Benedict Arnold 1909 The Life of George Washington 1909 King Lear 1909 The Way of the Cross, The Story of Ancient Rome 1909 The Bride of Lammermoor 1909 The Magic Fountain Pen 1909 Saul and David 1909 The Thieving Hand 1908 Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two Brothers 1908 Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy 1908 The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen 1908 The Merchant of Venice 1908 East Lynne; or, Red Astray 1908 The Story of Treasure Island 1908 Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian 1908 Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy 1908 Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet 1908 Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils 1908 The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain 1908 Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance 1908 Lightning Sketches 1907 The Haunted Hotel 1907 Liquid Electricity; or The Inventor's Galvanic Fluid 1907 Work Made Easy 1907 The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance 1907 Humorous Phases of Funny Faces 1906 And the Villain Still Pursued Her; or, the Author's Dream 1906 The 100 to One Shot; or, A Run of Luck 1906 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 1905 Monsieur Beaucaire, the Adventures of a Gentleman of France 1905 Mysterious Cafe, or Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke Have Troubles with a Waiter 1901 Leaping Dogs at Gentry's Circus 1901 Panoramic View of Boston Subway from an Electric Car 1901 Jeffries Skipping the Rope 1901 Jeffries Throwing the Medicine Ball 1901 Children Bathing 1901 The Artist's Dilemma 1901 The Enchanted Drawing 1900 Maude's Naughty Little Brother 1900 Hooligan Assists the Magician 1900 The Congress of Nations 1900 The Clown and the Alchemist 1900 Happy Hooligan 1900 'Columbia' Winning the Cup 1899 Raising Old Glory Over Morro Castle 1899 Astor Battery on Parade 1899 Firemen Rescuing Men and Women 1899 A Visit to the Spiritualist 1899 "Shamrock" and "Erin" Sailing 1899 Little Mischief 1898 The Burglar on the Roof 1898 The Cavalier's Dream 1898 Humpty Dumpty Circus 1898 Battle of Santiago Bay 1898 Vanishing Lady 1898
Acting
A Vitagraph Romance J. Stuart Blackton 1912 The Automobile Thieves 1906 Happy Hooligan Interferes Happy Hooligan 1903 Hooligan in Jail Happy Hooligan 1903 The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship Happy Hooligan 1902 Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist 1896
Other Credits
Missing Producer 1918 The Fighting Trail Story 1917 Transgression Story 1917 The Heights of Hazard Presenter 1915 Playing Dead Supervising Producer 1915 The Honeymooners Writer 1914 The Spirit of Christmas Supervisor of Production Resources 1913 The Life and Death of King Richard III Producer 1912 Her Grandchild Producer 1912 Jeffries-Johnson World's Championship Boxing Contest Supervising Producer 1910
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