J. Stuart Blackton
Directing1875Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England, UK
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
The Enchanted Drawing
Chalk-Talk Artist
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
Cartoonist
Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist
The Burglar on the Roof
Burglar
Hooligan Assists the Magician
Happy Hooligan
The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship
Happy Hooligan
Lightning Sketches
Cartoonist
Happy Hooligan Interferes
Happy Hooligan
Acting History
1933
The Film Parade
Director
1927
The American
Director
1926
The Gilded Highway
Director
Hell-Bent for Heaven
Director
Bride of the Storm
Director
The Passionate Quest
Director
1925
The Happy Warrior
Director
1924
The Clean Heart
Director
1923
The Virgin Queen
Director
On the Banks of the Wabash
Director
1922
1920
Passers-By
Director
1918
Life's Greatest Problem
Director
1917
The Message of the Mouse
Director
Transgression
Story
The Fairy Godfather
Director
The Collie Market
Director
A Spring Idyll
Director
The Diary of a Puppy
Director
1915
The Battle Cry of Peace
Director
The Battle Cry of Peace
Writer
The Battle Cry of Peace
Producer
Kidnapped in New York
Director
Playing Dead
Supervising Producer
1913
The Spirit of Christmas
Supervisor of Production Resources
1912
A Vitagraph Romance
as J. Stuart Blackton
Cardinal Wolsey
Director
As You Like It
Director
As You Like It
Producer
1910
Jeffries-Johnson World's Championship Boxing Contest
Supervising Producer
Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy
Director
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Director
1909
Oliver Twist
Director
Napoleon, the Man of Destiny
Director
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Director
The Galley Slave
Director
The Judgment of Solomon
Director
The Life of Moses
Director
The Life of George Washington
Director
King Lear
Director
The Bride of Lammermoor
Director
The Magic Fountain Pen
Director
1908
The Thieving Hand
Director
The Thieving Hand
Producer
East Lynne; or, Red Astray
Director
The Story of Treasure Island
Producer
The Story of Treasure Island
Director
1907
Lightning Sketches
as Cartoonist
The Haunted Hotel
Director
Lightning Sketches
Director
Lightning Sketches
Producer
Work Made Easy
Director
The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance
Director
1905
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Director
1903
Happy Hooligan Interferes
as Happy Hooligan
1902
The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship
as Happy Hooligan
1901
Children Bathing
Director
The Artist's Dilemma
Director
Leaping Dogs at Gentry's Circus
Director
Jeffries Skipping the Rope
Director
1900
Hooligan Assists the Magician
as Happy Hooligan
The Enchanted Drawing
as Chalk-Talk Artist
The Enchanted Drawing
Director
Hooligan Assists the Magician
Director
The Enchanted Drawing
Producer
The Congress of Nations
Director
Maude's Naughty Little Brother
Director
The Clown and the Alchemist
Director
1899
'Columbia' Winning the Cup
Director
A Visit to the Spiritualist
Director
Firemen Rescuing Men and Women
Director
Astor Battery on Parade
Director
"Shamrock" and "Erin" Sailing
Director
1898
The Burglar on the Roof
as Burglar
Vanishing Lady
Director
The Burglar on the Roof
Director
Little Mischief
Director
The Cavalier's Dream
Director
Humpty Dumpty Circus
Director
Battle of Santiago Bay
Director
Battle of Santiago Bay
Producer