J. Stuart Blackton

Directing • 1875-01-05 • Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England, UK

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

6.4

The Enchanted Drawing

1900

6.4

Little Nemo

1911

5.8

Humorous Phases of Funny Faces

1906

5.8

Princess Nicotine

1909

5.7

The Haunted Hotel

1907

4.7

The Cavalier's Dream

1898

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Filmography

1933
The Film ParadeFilm
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★ 8.0
1927
The AmericanFilm
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★ 7.0
1926
The Gilded HighwayFilm
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★ 10.0
1926
The Passionate QuestFilm
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★ 9.0
1926
Bride of the StormFilm
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★ 8.0
1926
Hell-Bent for HeavenFilm
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★ 7.0
1925
The Happy WarriorFilm
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★ 10.0
1925
The Redeeming SinFilm
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★ 8.0
1925
Tides of PassionFilm
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★ 7.0
1924
The Clean HeartFilm
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★ 10.0
1924
Let Not Man Put AsunderFilm
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★ 8.0
1924
The Beloved BruteFilm
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★ 7.0
1924
Between FriendsFilm
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★ 7.0
1923
The Virgin QueenFilm
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★ 8.0
1923
On the Banks of the WabashFilm
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★ 7.0
1922
The Glorious AdventureFilm
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★ 6.5
1922
A Gipsy CavalierFilm
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★ 8.0
1920
My Husband's Other WifeFilm
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★ 10.0
1920
Respectable by ProxyFilm
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★ 10.0
1920
The Blood BarrierFilm
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★ 10.0
1920
The House of the Tolling BellFilm
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★ 9.0
1920
The Forbidden ValleyFilm
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★ 8.0
1920
Passers-ByFilm
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★ 7.0
1919
The Moonshine TrailFilm
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★ 9.0
1919
A House DividedFilm
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★ 8.0
1919
DawnFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1919
The Common CauseFilm
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1918
The World for SaleFilm
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1918
Life's Greatest ProblemFilm
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1917
The Diary of a PuppyFilm
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★ 10.0
1917
The Collie MarketFilm
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★ 9.0
1917
A Spring IdyllFilm
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★ 9.0
1917
The Fairy GodfatherFilm
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★ 7.0
1917
Womanhood, the Glory of the NationFilm
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1917
The Message of the MouseFilm
Director
1917
The Judgment HouseFilm
Director
1916
Whom the Gods DestroyFilm
Director
1915
Kidnapped in New YorkFilm
Director
★ 7.5
1915
The Battle Cry of PeaceFilm
Director
1912
As You Like ItFilm
Director
★ 1.0
1912
Cardinal WolseyFilm
Director
1911
Little NemoFilm
Director
★ 6.4
1911
Lady GodivaFilm
Director
★ 5.7
1911
The Battle Hymn of the RepublicFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1911
The Death of King Edward IIIFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1910
Richelieu; or: The ConspiracyFilm
Director
★ 2.5
1910
ElektraFilm
Director
1910
Francesca di RiminiFilm
Director
1909
Princess NicotineFilm
Director
★ 5.8
1909
A Midsummer Night's DreamFilm
Director
★ 4.8
1909
King LearFilm
Director
★ 4.2
1909
Napoleon and the Empress JosephineFilm
Director
★ 5.7
1909
Oliver TwistFilm
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★ 4.4
1909
Napoleon, the Man of DestinyFilm
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★ 4.2
1909
The Judgment of SolomonFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1909
The Bride of LammermoorFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1909
Benedict ArnoldFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1909
The Life of George WashingtonFilm
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★ 7.0
1909
The Way of the Cross, The Story of Ancient RomeFilm
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★ 7.0
1909
Jephtah's Daughter: A Biblical TragedyFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1909
The Magic Fountain PenFilm
Director
★ 1.5
1909
The Life of MosesFilm
Director
★ 1.0
1909
Ruy BlasFilm
Director
1909
Saul and DavidFilm
Director
1908
Julius Caesar, an Historical TragedyFilm
Director
★ 4.7
1908
Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven VeilsFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1908
The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of SpainFilm
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★ 10.0
1908
Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century RomanceFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1908
East Lynne; or, Red AstrayFilm
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★ 9.0
1908
Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two BrothersFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1908
Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and CapuletFilm
Director
★ 3.5
1908
Richard III, a Shakespearian TragedyFilm
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★ 3.0
1908
The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient NorsemenFilm
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★ 3.0
1908
Antony and CleopatraFilm
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★ 2.5
1908
The Merchant of VeniceFilm
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1908
The Story of Treasure IslandFilm
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1907
The Haunted HotelFilm
Director
★ 5.7
1907
Lightning SketchesFilm
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★ 4.7
1907
The Shaughraun, an Irish RomanceFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1907
Liquid Electricity; or The Inventor's Galvanic FluidFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1907
Work Made EasyFilm
Director
1906
Humorous Phases of Funny FacesFilm
Director
★ 5.8
1906
And the Villain Still Pursued Her; or, the Author's DreamFilm
Director
★ 6.3
1906
The 100 to One Shot; or, A Run of LuckFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1905
Monsieur Beaucaire, the Adventures of a Gentleman of FranceFilm
Director
★ 4.0
1905
Adventures of Sherlock HolmesFilm
Director
★ 3.0
1902
Happy Hooligan Turns BurglarFilm
Director
1901
The Artist's DilemmaFilm
Director
★ 6.0
1901
The Mysterious Cafe; or, Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke Have Troubles with a WaiterFilm
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★ 4.7
1901
Panoramic View of Boston Subway from an Electric CarFilm
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★ 4.8
1901
Leaping Dogs at Gentry's CircusFilm
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★ 5.3
1901
Jeffries Skipping the RopeFilm
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★ 9.0
1901
Jeffries Throwing the Medicine BallFilm
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★ 9.0
1901
Children BathingFilm
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★ 8.0
1901
Happy Hooligan April-FooledFilm
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1900
The Enchanted DrawingFilm
Director
★ 6.4
1900
Hooligan Assists the MagicianFilm
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★ 4.8
1900
The Congress of NationsFilm
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★ 3.9
1900
The Clown and the AlchemistFilm
Director
★ 3.9
1900
Maude's Naughty Little BrotherFilm
Director
★ 4.1
1900
Happy HooliganFilm
Director
★ 4.0
1899
Firemen Rescuing Men and WomenFilm
Director
★ 5.0
1899
Raising Old Glory Over Morro CastleFilm
Director
★ 3.1
1899
'Columbia' Winning the CupFilm
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★ 4.0
1899
Astor Battery on ParadeFilm
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★ 3.7
1899
"Shamrock" and "Erin" SailingFilm
Director
★ 5.3
1899
A Visit to the SpiritualistFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1898
The Cavalier's DreamFilm
Director
★ 4.7
1898
The Burglar on the RoofFilm
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★ 3.3
1898
Little MischiefFilm
Director
★ 3.9
1898
Vanishing LadyFilm
Director
★ 6.0
1898
Battle of Santiago BayFilm
Director
★ 2.0
1898
Humpty Dumpty CircusFilm
Director
★ 1.5