J. Stuart Blackton

Directing Born: 1875-01-05 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.

Movies

A Vitagraph Romance

1912 ★ 4.8

The Automobile Thieves

1906 0

Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist

1896 ★ 3.9

The Enchanted Drawing

1900 ★ 6.4

The Burglar on the Roof

1898 ★ 3.3

Happy Hooligan Interferes

1903 ★ 4.0

Hooligan in Jail

1903 0

Hooligan Assists the Magician

1900 ★ 4.3

Humorous Phases of Funny Faces

1906 ★ 5.7

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