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.
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
165
Gender
Male
Birthday
1875-01-05
Place of Birth
Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England, UK
Also Known As
James Stuart Blackton
Known For
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces 
The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship 
A Vitagraph Romance 
The Enchanted Drawing 
The Burglar on the Roof 
Hooligan Assists the Magician 
Lightning Sketches 
Happy Hooligan Interferes 
Happy Hooligan Hooligan in Jail 
The Automobile Thieves 
Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist 
And the Villain Still Pursued Her; or, the Author's Dream The Death of King Edward III 
The Redeeming Sin 
Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy 
A Midsummer Night's Dream 
The Glorious Adventure 
Bride of the Storm 
The Haunted Hotel Jephtah's Daughter: A Biblical Tragedy Little Mischief 'Columbia' Winning the Cup Raising Old Glory Over Morro Castle 
Astor Battery on Parade 
Maude's Naughty Little Brother The Clown and the Alchemist 
The Congress of Nations Mysterious Cafe, or Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke Have Troubles with a Waiter 
Firemen Rescuing Men and Women Leaping Dogs at Gentry's Circus Panoramic View of Boston Subway from an Electric Car The Honeymooners 
Kidnapped in New York The Galley Slave 
Oliver Twist 
The Battle Cry of Peace 
Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two Brothers 
The Judgment of Solomon 
The Life of Moses 
Napoleon and the Empress Josephine 
Napoleon, the Man of Destiny Cardinal Wolsey Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy Benedict Arnold 
The Message of the Mouse 
Little Nemo 
Tides of Passion 
Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation 
The Beloved Brute 
The Film Parade Liquid Electricity; or The Inventor's Galvanic Fluid 
The Life and Death of King Richard III 
The Cavalier's Dream Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy 
As You Like It The Life of George Washington 
King Lear The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen 
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 
A Visit to the Spiritualist The Merchant of Venice 
Uncle Tom's Cabin East Lynne; or, Red Astray 
The Way of the Cross, The Story of Ancient Rome 
The American 
The Clean Heart The Story of Treasure Island 
Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian Monsieur Beaucaire, the Adventures of a Gentleman of France 
Humpty Dumpty Circus 
Passers-By The Passionate Quest Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy 
The Bride of Lammermoor 
The Happy Warrior 
The Fairy Godfather The Diary of a Puppy A Spring Idyll The Collie Market 
The Battle Hymn of the Republic 
The Gilded Highway 
"Shamrock" and "Erin" Sailing Work Made Easy 
On the Banks of the Wabash 
Life's Greatest Problem 
Jeffries Skipping the Rope Jeffries Throwing the Medicine Ball 
Hell-Bent for Heaven Battle of Santiago Bay The Magic Fountain Pen Children Bathing 
Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain Her Grandchild 
The Common Cause A Gipsy Cavalier 
The Judgment House 
The 100 to One Shot; or, A Run of Luck 
A House Divided Saul and David 
Lady Godiva 
The Virgin Queen Francesca di Rimini Vanishing Lady 
Between Friends 
The Forbidden Valley 
The Moonshine Trail 
The House of the Tolling Bell 
Let Not Man Put Asunder 
The Blood Barrier 
Respectable by Proxy 
Dawn 
The Artist's Dilemma 
The World for Sale 
Missing 
My Husband's Other Wife 
Elektra 
Whom the Gods Destroy