Birthplace: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.
Filmography (110 movies)
10.0
10.0
The Judgment of Solomon
1909
Director
6.5
6.5
The Thieving Hand
1908
Producer
6.4
6.4
The Enchanted Drawing
1900
Producer
6.3
6.3
Little Nemo
1911
Director
6.0
6.0
And the Villain Still Pursued Her; or, the Author's Dream
1906
Director
5.8
5.8
Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy
1909
Producer
5.7
5.7
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
1906
Director
5.7
5.7
The Haunted Hotel
1907
Director
5.0
5.0
Kidnapped in New York
1915
Director
5.0
5.0
Lady Godiva
1911
Director
4.8
4.8
A Vitagraph Romance
1912
as J. Stuart Blackton
4.8
4.8
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1909
Director
4.7
4.7
The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship
1902
as Happy Hooligan
4.7
4.7
The Life and Death of King Richard III
1912
Producer
4.7
4.7
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
1908
Director
4.5
4.5
Leaping Dogs at Gentry's Circus
1901
Director
4.4
4.4
Oliver Twist
1909
Director
4.4
4.4
Firemen Rescuing Men and Women
1899
Director
4.3
4.3
Hooligan Assists the Magician
1900
Director
4.3
4.3
The Cavalier's Dream
1898
Director
4.2
4.2
King Lear
1909
Director
4.2
4.2
Napoleon, the Man of Destiny
1909
Director
4.0
4.0
Happy Hooligan
1900
Director
4.0
4.0
Happy Hooligan Interferes
1903
as Happy Hooligan
4.0
4.0
The Glorious Adventure
1922
Producer
4.0
4.0
Napoleon and the Empress Josephine
1909
Director
4.0
4.0
A Gentleman of France
1905
Director
3.9
3.9
Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist
1896
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3.9
The Clown and the Alchemist
1900
Director
3.8
3.8
Lightning Sketches
1907
Producer
3.8
3.8
Mysterious Cafe, or Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke Have Troubles with a Waiter
1901
Director
3.5
3.5
Vanishing Lady
1898
Director
3.5
3.5
The Congress of Nations
1900
Director
3.5
3.5
"Shamrock" and "Erin" Sailing
1899
Director
3.5
3.5
Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet
1908
Director
3.3
3.3
Panoramic View of Boston Subway from an Electric Car
1901
Director
3.3
3.3
The Burglar on the Roof
1898
Director
3.2
3.2
Maude's Naughty Little Brother
1900
Director
3.2
3.2
Little Mischief
1898
Director
3.0
3.0
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1905
Director
3.0
3.0
'Columbia' Winning the Cup
1899
Director
3.0
3.0
Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy
1908
Director
3.0
3.0
The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen
1908
Director
2.8
2.8
Astor Battery on Parade
1899
Director
2.6
2.6
Raising Old Glory Over Morro Castle
1899
Director
2.5
2.5
Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian
1908
Director
2.5
2.5
Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy
1910
Director
2.0
2.0
Battle of Santiago Bay
1898
Producer
1.5
1.5
Humpty Dumpty Circus
1898
Director
1.5
1.5
The Magic Fountain Pen
1909
Director
1.0
1.0
Les Misérables
1909
Director
1.0
1.0
As You Like It
1912
Producer
1.0
1.0
The Life of Moses
1909
Director
The Automobile Thieves
1906
Director
Hooligan in Jail
1903
as Happy Hooligan
The Judgment House
1917
Producer
A House Divided
1919
Director
Saul and David
1909
Director
The Virgin Queen
1923
Director
Children Bathing
1901
Director
Between Friends
1924
Director
Jephtah's Daughter: A Biblical Tragedy
1909
Director
Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils
1908
Director
The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance
1907
Director
East Lynne; or, Red Astray
1908
Director
The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain
1908
Director
Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance
1908
Director
The Honeymooners
1914
Writer
Bride of the Storm
1926
Director
Hell-Bent for Heaven
1926
Director
The Gilded Highway
1926
Director
The Passionate Quest
1926
Director
The Battle Cry of Peace
1915
Writer
The Film Parade
1933
Director
Cardinal Wolsey
1912
Director
Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two Brothers
1908
Director
The 100 to One Shot; or, A Run of Luck
1906
Director
A Visit to the Spiritualist
1899
Director
The Life of George Washington
1909
Director
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1910
Director
The Clean Heart
1924
Director
The American
1927
Director
The Story of Treasure Island
1908
Producer
Passers-By
1920
Director
The Bride of Lammermoor
1909
Director
The Happy Warrior
1925
Director
The Collie Market
1917
Director
The Diary of a Puppy
1917
Director
The Fairy Godfather
1917
Director
A Spring Idyll
1917
Director
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
1911
Director
Work Made Easy
1907
Director
Life's Greatest Problem
1918
Director
On the Banks of the Wabash
1923
Director
Jeffries Skipping the Rope
1901
Director
Jeffries Throwing the Medicine Ball
1901
Director
The Beloved Brute
1924
Director
Liquid Electricity; or The Inventor's Galvanic Fluid