J. Stuart Blackton

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J. Stuart Blackton

Directing January 5, 1875

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 am…

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Little Nemo

Little Nemo

6.4 1911 Movie
The Enchanted Drawing

The Enchanted Drawing

6.4 1900 Movie
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces

Humorous Phases of Funny Faces

5.8 1906 Movie
Princess Nicotine

Princess Nicotine

5.8 1909 Movie
The Haunted Hotel

The Haunted Hotel

5.7 1907 Movie
A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

4.8 1909 Movie
The Cavalier's Dream

The Cavalier's Dream

4.6 1898 Movie
King Lear

King Lear

4.2 1909 Movie
Dawn

Dawn

7.0 1919 Movie
The Artist's Dilemma

The Artist's Dilemma

6.0 1901 Movie
Lady Godiva

Lady Godiva

5.7 1911 Movie
Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist

Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist

4.5 1896 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1933
    The Film Parade

    Movie Director

  2. 1927
    The American

    Movie Director

  3. 1926
    The Passionate Quest

    Movie Director

  4. 1926
    Hell-Bent for Heaven

    Movie Director

  5. 1926
    The Gilded Highway

    Movie Director

  6. 1926
    Bride of the Storm

    Movie Director

  7. 1925
    The Happy Warrior

    Movie Director

  8. 1925
    Tides of Passion

    Movie Director

  9. 1925
    The Redeeming Sin

    Movie Director

  10. 1924
    The Beloved Brute

    Movie Director

  11. 1924
    The Clean Heart

    Movie Director

  12. 1924
    Between Friends

    Movie Director

  13. 1924
    Let Not Man Put Asunder

    Movie Director

  14. 1923
    On the Banks of the Wabash

    Movie Director

  15. 1923
    The Virgin Queen

    Movie Director

  16. 1922
    A Gipsy Cavalier

    Movie Director

More credits
  1. 1922
    The Glorious Adventure

    Movie Producer

  2. 1920
    The Forbidden Valley

    Movie Director

  3. 1920
    The House of the Tolling Bell

    Movie Director

  4. 1920
    Passers-By

    Movie Director

  5. 1920
    The Blood Barrier

    Movie Director

  6. 1920
    Respectable by Proxy

    Movie Director

  7. 1920
    My Husband's Other Wife

    Movie Director

  8. 1919
    Dawn

    Movie Director

  9. 1919
    The Moonshine Trail

    Movie Director

  10. 1919
    A House Divided

    Movie Director

  11. 1919
    The Common Cause

    Movie Director

  12. 1918
    Life's Greatest Problem

    Movie Director

  13. 1918
    Missing

    Movie Producer

  14. 1918
    The World for Sale

    Movie Director

  15. 1917
    The Diary of a Puppy

    Movie Director

  16. 1917
    The Judgment House

    Movie Director

  17. 1917
    The Fighting Trail

    Movie Story

  18. 1917
    Transgression

    Movie Story

  19. 1917
    The Message of the Mouse

    Movie Director

  20. 1917
    The Fairy Godfather

    Movie Director

  21. 1917
    A Spring Idyll

    Movie Director

  22. 1917
    Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation

    Movie Director

  23. 1917
    The Collie Market

    Movie Director

  24. 1916
    Whom the Gods Destroy

    Movie Director