J. Stuart Blackton

J. Stuart Blackton

DirectorEditorProducerWriterCrew Jan 5 (died age 66) Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England, UK 1896–1933 (37 year career)
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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.

Known For

Filmography

Crew (152)

Movies (152)

The Film Parade

The Film Parade

1933

Director

The American

The American

1927

Director

The Gilded Highway

The Gilded Highway

1926

Director

Bride of the Storm

Bride of the Storm

1926

Director

The Passionate Quest

The Passionate Quest

1926

Director

Hell-Bent for Heaven

Hell-Bent for Heaven

1926

Director

The Redeeming Sin

The Redeeming Sin

1925

Director

The Happy Warrior

The Happy Warrior

1925

Director

Tides of Passion

Tides of Passion

1925

Director

The Clean Heart

The Clean Heart

1924

Director

The Beloved Brute

The Beloved Brute

1924

Director

Let Not Man Put Asunder

Let Not Man Put Asunder

1924

Director

Between Friends

Between Friends

1924

Director

The Virgin Queen

The Virgin Queen

1923

Director

On the Banks of the Wabash

On the Banks of the Wabash

1923

Director

The Glorious Adventure

The Glorious Adventure

1922

Director

4.0
The Glorious Adventure

The Glorious Adventure

1922

Editor

4.0
The Glorious Adventure

The Glorious Adventure

1922

Producer

4.0
The Glorious Adventure

The Glorious Adventure

1922

Story

4.0
A Gipsy Cavalier

A Gipsy Cavalier

1922

Director

A Gipsy Cavalier

A Gipsy Cavalier

1922

Producer

The Forbidden Valley

The Forbidden Valley

1920

Director

The Forbidden Valley

The Forbidden Valley

1920

Producer

Passers-By

Passers-By

1920

Director

The Blood Barrier

The Blood Barrier

1920

Director

The Blood Barrier

The Blood Barrier

1920

Producer

The House of the Tolling Bell

The House of the Tolling Bell

1920

Director

The House of the Tolling Bell

The House of the Tolling Bell

1920

Producer

Respectable by Proxy

Respectable by Proxy

1920

Director

Respectable by Proxy

Respectable by Proxy

1920

Producer

My Husband's Other Wife

My Husband's Other Wife

1920

Director

My Husband's Other Wife

My Husband's Other Wife

1920

Producer

A House Divided

A House Divided

1919

Director

The Moonshine Trail

The Moonshine Trail

1919

Director

The Moonshine Trail

The Moonshine Trail

1919

Editor

The Moonshine Trail

The Moonshine Trail

1919

Producer

The Moonshine Trail

The Moonshine Trail

1919

Writer

The Common Cause

The Common Cause

1919

Director

The Common Cause

The Common Cause

1919

Producer

Dawn

Dawn

1919

Director

Dawn

Dawn

1919

Producer

Dawn

Dawn

1919

Writer

Life's Greatest Problem

Life's Greatest Problem

1918

Director

The World for Sale

The World for Sale

1918

Director

Missing

Missing

1918

Producer

Missing

Missing

1918

Scenario Writer

The Message of the Mouse

The Message of the Mouse

1917

Director

The Judgment House

The Judgment House

1917

Adaptation

The Judgment House

The Judgment House

1917

Director

The Judgment House

The Judgment House

1917

Presenter

The Judgment House

The Judgment House

1917

Producer

The Diary of a Puppy

The Diary of a Puppy

1917

Director

Transgression

Transgression

1917

Story

A Spring Idyll

A Spring Idyll

1917

Director

The Collie Market

The Collie Market

1917

Director

Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation

Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation

1917

Director

Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation

Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation

1917

Story

The Fighting Trail

The Fighting Trail

1917

Story

The Fairy Godfather

The Fairy Godfather

1917

Director

The Battle Cry of Peace

The Battle Cry of Peace

1915

Director

The Battle Cry of Peace

The Battle Cry of Peace

1915

Producer

The Battle Cry of Peace

The Battle Cry of Peace

1915

Writer

Kidnapped in New York

Kidnapped in New York

1915

Director

5.0
Playing Dead

Playing Dead

1915

Supervising Producer

The Heights of Hazard

The Heights of Hazard

1915

Presenter

The Honeymooners

The Honeymooners

1914

Writer

The Spirit of Christmas

The Spirit of Christmas

1913

Supervisor of Production Resources

The Life and Death of King Richard III

The Life and Death of King Richard III

1912

Producer

4.7
As You Like It

As You Like It

1912

Director

1.0
As You Like It

As You Like It

1912

Producer

1.0
Her Grandchild

Her Grandchild

1912

Producer

Cardinal Wolsey

Cardinal Wolsey

1912

Director

Lady Godiva

Lady Godiva

1911

Director

5.0
The Death of King Edward III

The Death of King Edward III

1911

Director

Little Nemo

Little Nemo

1911

Director

6.3
The Battle Hymn of the Republic

The Battle Hymn of the Republic

1911

Director

Jeffries-Johnson World's Championship Boxing Contest

Jeffries-Johnson World's Championship Boxing Contest

1910

Supervising Producer

5.2
Francesca di Rimini

Francesca di Rimini

1910

Director

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin

1910

Director

Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy

Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy

1910

Director

2.5
The Way of the Cross, The Story of Ancient Rome

The Way of the Cross, The Story of Ancient Rome

1909

Director

Napoleon, the Man of Destiny

Napoleon, the Man of Destiny

1909

Director

4.2
Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

1909

Director

4.4
A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1909

Director

4.8
Jephtah's Daughter: A Biblical Tragedy

Jephtah's Daughter: A Biblical Tragedy

1909

Director

Napoleon and the Empress Josephine

Napoleon and the Empress Josephine

1909

Director

4.0
The Life of Moses

The Life of Moses

1909

Director

1.0
King Lear

King Lear

1909

Director

4.2
The Life of George Washington

The Life of George Washington

1909

Director

Saul and David

Saul and David

1909

Director

The Bride of Lammermoor

The Bride of Lammermoor

1909

Director

The Magic Fountain Pen

The Magic Fountain Pen

1909

Director

1.5
The Galley Slave

The Galley Slave

1909

Director

1.0
Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy

Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy

1909

Director

5.8
Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy

Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy

1909

Producer

5.8
Benedict Arnold

Benedict Arnold

1909

Director

The Judgment of Solomon

The Judgment of Solomon

1909

Director

10.0
The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain

The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain

1908

Director

Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance

Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance

1908

Director

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

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

1908

Director

3.0
Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two Brothers

Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two Brothers

1908

Director

Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy

Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy

1908

Director

4.7
The Thieving Hand

The Thieving Hand

1908

Director

6.5
The Thieving Hand

The Thieving Hand

1908

Producer

6.5
Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils

Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils

1908

Director

The Story of Treasure Island

The Story of Treasure Island

1908

Director

The Story of Treasure Island

The Story of Treasure Island

1908

Producer

The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

1908

Director

Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian

Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian

1908

Director

2.5
Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian

Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian

1908

Production Manager

2.5
Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet

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

1908

Director

3.5
Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy

Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy

1908

Director

3.0
East Lynne; or, Red Astray

East Lynne; or, Red Astray

1908

Director

The Haunted Hotel

The Haunted Hotel

1907

Director

5.6
Liquid Electricity; or The Inventor's Galvanic Fluid

Liquid Electricity; or The Inventor's Galvanic Fluid

1907

Director

The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance

The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance

1907

Director

Work Made Easy

Work Made Easy

1907

Director

Lightning Sketches

Lightning Sketches

1907

Director

3.8
Lightning Sketches

Lightning Sketches

1907

Producer

3.8
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces

Humorous Phases of Funny Faces

1906

Director

5.7
The Automobile Thieves

The Automobile Thieves

1906

Director

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

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

1906

Director

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

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

1906

Director

6.0
Monsieur Beaucaire, the Adventures of a Gentleman of France

Monsieur Beaucaire, the Adventures of a Gentleman of France

1905

Director

4.0
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

1905

Director

3.0
Children Bathing

Children Bathing

1901

Director

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

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

1901

Director

3.8
Jeffries Skipping the Rope

Jeffries Skipping the Rope

1901

Director

The Artist's Dilemma

The Artist's Dilemma

1901

Director

5.5
Leaping Dogs at Gentry's Circus

Leaping Dogs at Gentry's Circus

1901

Director

4.5
Panoramic View of Boston Subway from an Electric Car

Panoramic View of Boston Subway from an Electric Car

1901

Director

3.3
Jeffries Throwing the Medicine Ball

Jeffries Throwing the Medicine Ball

1901

Director

Hooligan Assists the Magician

Hooligan Assists the Magician

1900

Director

4.3
Maude's Naughty Little Brother

Maude's Naughty Little Brother

1900

Director

3.2
The Enchanted Drawing

The Enchanted Drawing

1900

Director

6.3
The Enchanted Drawing

The Enchanted Drawing

1900

Producer

6.3
The Congress of Nations

The Congress of Nations

1900

Director

3.5
The Clown and the Alchemist

The Clown and the Alchemist

1900

Director

3.9
Happy Hooligan

Happy Hooligan

1900

Director

4.0
A Visit to the Spiritualist

A Visit to the Spiritualist

1899

Director

Firemen Rescuing Men and Women

Firemen Rescuing Men and Women

1899

Director

4.4
'Columbia' Winning the Cup

'Columbia' Winning the Cup

1899

Director

3.0
Astor Battery on Parade

Astor Battery on Parade

1899

Director

2.8
"Shamrock" and "Erin" Sailing

"Shamrock" and "Erin" Sailing

1899

Director

3.5
Raising Old Glory Over Morro Castle

Raising Old Glory Over Morro Castle

1899

Director

2.6
Vanishing Lady

Vanishing Lady

1898

Director

3.5
The Cavalier's Dream

The Cavalier's Dream

1898

Director

4.4
Little Mischief

Little Mischief

1898

Director

3.2
Humpty Dumpty Circus

Humpty Dumpty Circus

1898

Director

1.5
The Burglar on the Roof

The Burglar on the Roof

1898

Director

3.3
Battle of Santiago Bay

Battle of Santiago Bay

1898

Director

2.0
Battle of Santiago Bay

Battle of Santiago Bay

1898

Producer

2.0