J. Stuart Blackton

Directing

05 Jan 1875

† 13 Aug 1941

Sheffield, 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.

Also Known As

James Stuart Blackton

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J. Stuart Blackton's Movies

64%

The Enchanted Drawing

16 Nov 1900

57%

Humorous Phases of Funny Faces

14 Apr 1906

45%

Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist

01 Jan 1896

33%

The Burglar on the Roof

01 Dec 1898

51%

The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship

27 Jan 1902

48%

Hooligan Assists the Magician

01 Nov 1900

47%

Lightning Sketches

27 Jul 1907

54%

Happy Hooligan Interferes

20 Jun 1903

62%

A Vitagraph Romance

17 Sept 1912

40%

Happy Hooligan

01 Jan 1900

65%

And the Villain Still Pursued Her; or, the Author's Dream

01 Dec 1906

70%

Hooligan in Jail

06 Oct 1903

90%

The Automobile Thieves

22 Sept 1906