J. Stuart Blackton

Directing·Jan 5, 1875·Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England, UK

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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.

Film	Credit
The Film Parade1933 · Director	Director
The American1927 · Director	Director
TThe Passionate Quest1926 · Director	Director
Hell-Bent for Heaven1926 · Director	Director
The Gilded Highway1926 · Director	Director
Bride of the Storm1926 · Director	Director
The Happy Warrior1925 · Director	Director
Tides of Passion1925 · Director	Director
The Redeeming Sin1925 · Director	Director
The Beloved Brute1924 · Director	Director
The Clean Heart1924 · Director	Director
Between Friends1924 · Director	Director
Let Not Man Put Asunder1924 · Director	Director
On the Banks of the Wabash1923 · Director	Director
The Virgin Queen1923 · Director	Director
AA Gipsy Cavalier1922 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Glorious Adventure1922 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
The Forbidden Valley1920 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The House of the Tolling Bell1920 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Passers-By1920 · Director	Director
The Blood Barrier1920 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Respectable by Proxy1920 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
My Husband's Other Wife1920 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Dawn1919 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
The Moonshine Trail1919 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
A House Divided1919 · Director	Director
The Common Cause1919 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Life's Greatest Problem1918 · Director	Director
The World for Sale1918 · Director	Director
The Diary of a Puppy1917 · Director	Director
The Judgment House1917 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Message of the Mouse1917 · Director	Director
The Fairy Godfather1917 · Director	Director
Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation1917 · Director	Director
A Spring Idyll1917 · Director	Director
The Collie Market1917 · Director	Director
Whom the Gods Destroy1916 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Kidnapped in New York1915 · Director	Director
The Battle Cry of Peace1915 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
As You Like It1912 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
CCardinal Wolsey1912 · Director	Director
Lady Godiva1911 · Director	Director
TThe Death of King Edward III1911 · Director	Director
The Battle Hymn of the Republic1911 · Director	Director
Little Nemo1911 · Director	Director
Francesca di Rimini1910 · Director	Director
Uncle Tom's Cabin1910 · Director	Director
Elektra1910 · Director	Director
RRichelieu; or: The Conspiracy1910 · Director	Director
A Midsummer Night's Dream1909 · Director	Director
The Life of Moses1909 · Director	Director
BBenedict Arnold1909 · Director	Director
The Way of the Cross, The Story of Ancient Rome1909 · Director	Director
Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy1909 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
TThe Magic Fountain Pen1909 · Director	Director
TThe Life of George Washington1909 · Director	Director
Oliver Twist1909 · Director	Director
JJephtah's Daughter: A Biblical Tragedy1909 · Director	Director
The Judgment of Solomon1909 · Director	Director
Napoleon, the Man of Destiny1909 · Director	Director
King Lear1909 · Director	Director
SSaul and David1909 · Director	Director
RRuy Blas1909 · Director	Director
The Bride of Lammermoor1909 · Director	Director
Napoleon and the Empress Josephine1909 · Director	Director
TThe Merchant of Venice1908 · Director	Director
TThe Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain1908 · Director	Director
JJulius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy1908 · Director	Director
Antony and Cleopatra1908 · Director	Director
RRichard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy1908 · Director	Director
SSalome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils1908 · Director	Director
TThe Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen1908 · Director	Director
LLady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance1908 · Director	Director
Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet1908 · Director	Director
EEast Lynne; or, Red Astray1908 · Director	Director
TThe Story of Treasure Island1908 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two Brothers1908 · Director	Director
WWork Made Easy1907 · Director	Director
TThe Shaughraun, an Irish Romance1907 · Director	Director
LLiquid Electricity; or The Inventor's Galvanic Fluid1907 · Director	Director
Lightning Sketches1907 · Cartoonist, Director, Producer	Cartoonist, Director, Producer
The Haunted Hotel1907 · Director	Director
And the Villain Still Pursued Her; or, the Author's Dream1906 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
The 100 to One Shot; or, A Run of Luck1906 · Director	Director
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces1906 · Cartoonist, Director	Cartoonist, Director
MMonsieur Beaucaire, the Adventures of a Gentleman of France1905 · Director	Director
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes1905 · Director	Director
PPanoramic View of Boston Subway from an Electric Car1901 · Director	Director
MMysterious Cafe, or Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke Have Troubles with a Waiter1901 · Director	Director
CChildren Bathing1901 · Director	Director
Jeffries Skipping the Rope1901 · Director	Director
JJeffries Throwing the Medicine Ball1901 · Director	Director
The Artist's Dilemma1901 · Director	Director
LLeaping Dogs at Gentry's Circus1901 · Director	Director
TThe Clown and the Alchemist1900 · Director	Director
The Congress of Nations1900 · Director	Director
The Enchanted Drawing1900 · Chalk-Talk Artist, Director, Producer	Chalk-Talk Artist, Director, Producer
Hooligan Assists the Magician1900 · Happy Hooligan, Director	Happy Hooligan, Director
Maude's Naughty Little Brother1900 · Director	Director
HHappy Hooligan1900 · Happy Hooligan, Director	Happy Hooligan, Director
A Visit to the Spiritualist1899 · Director	Director
"Shamrock" and "Erin" Sailing1899 · Director	Director
Firemen Rescuing Men and Women1899 · Director	Director
''Columbia' Winning the Cup1899 · Director	Director
RRaising Old Glory Over Morro Castle1899 · Director	Director
Astor Battery on Parade1899 · Director	Director
VVanishing Lady1898 · Director	Director
The Cavalier's Dream1898 · Director	Director
The Burglar on the Roof1898 · Burglar, Director	Burglar, Director
Humpty Dumpty Circus1898 · Director	Director
LLittle Mischief1898 · Director	Director
BBattle of Santiago Bay1898 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer