J. Stuart Blackton Movies

  • 1912
    Her Grandchild

    Her Grandchild

    Her Grandchild

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    Mrs. Grant, a widow, has one son, Donald. He is not really a bad fellow, but is full of devilment and always getting himself into mischief. One day,...

    Her Grandchild
  • 1901
    Happy Hooligan April-Fooled

    Happy Hooligan April-Fooled

    Happy Hooligan April-Fooled

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    A stout, happy German is standing in front of his beer saloon. In front of him is a top hat. When a small boy comes along and starts to kick the hat,...

    Happy Hooligan April-Fooled
  • 1909
    King Lear

    King Lear

    King Lear

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    An impressively tactile, if slightly over-ambitious, adaptation of King Lear from Vitagraph Studios.

    King Lear
  • 1917
    Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation

    Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation

    Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation

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    When the nation of Ruthania declares war on the United States, an army of enemy soldiers invades the U.S. and captures New York. But the American...

    Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation
  • 1917
    The Collie Market

    The Collie Market

    The Collie Market

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    Second of six installments in Paula Blackton's Country Life Stories series.

    The Collie Market
  • 1910
    Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy

    Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy

    Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy

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    Treasonous courtiers plot to assassinate Cardinal Richelieu and overthrow King Louis XIII, manipulating Chevalier DeMauprat into joining the scheme....

    Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy
  • 1907
    The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance

    The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance

    The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance

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    An early short featuring Florence Lawrence.

    The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance
  • 1920
    Respectable by Proxy

    Respectable by Proxy

    Respectable by Proxy

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    Rich Southerner John Stanley Hale meets flirtatious actress Elizabeth Roddard, she induces him to marry her, but after several days of quarreling, he...

    Respectable by Proxy
  • 1909
    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

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    An early film adaptation of the Bard's comic fantasy.

    A Midsummer Night's Dream
  • 1902
    The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship

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

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

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    A comic picture that defies description. It depicts the Twentieth Century up-to-date tramp flying over the chimney tops of New York City in the...

    The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship
  • 1920
    Passers-By

    Passers-By

    Passers-By

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    A young Englishman falls in love with the children's governess in his step-sister's home. His step-sister, however, cannot abide the class...

    Passers-By
  • 1901
    Jeffries Skipping the Rope

    Jeffries Skipping the Rope

    Jeffries Skipping the Rope

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    A splendid subject, showing the champion heavyweight of the world, exercising in his training headquarters. After showing his skill in side-stepping,...

    Jeffries Skipping the Rope
  • 1909
    The Bride of Lammermoor

    The Bride of Lammermoor

    The Bride of Lammermoor

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    Sir Walter Scott adaptation, existing in fragmentary form in the Library of Congress paper print collections.

    The Bride of Lammermoor
  • 1909
    Benedict Arnold

    Benedict Arnold

    Benedict Arnold

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    Arnold, reproved by General Washington, decides, with the bitter hatred of a small nature, to betray West Point into the hands of the British, and to...

    Benedict Arnold
  • 1926
    Hell-Bent for Heaven

    Hell-Bent for Heaven

    Hell-Bent for Heaven

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    Sid Hunt and Jude Lowery are Carolina sweethearts but hired-hand Rufe Pryer also has his eyes on her. Rufe lies to Andy, Jude's brother, and a...

    Hell-Bent for Heaven
  • 1922
    A Gipsy Cavalier

    A Gipsy Cavalier

    A Gipsy Cavalier

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    A Gipsy Cavalier
  • 1906
    The Automobile Thieves

    The Automobile Thieves

    The Automobile Thieves

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    A young couple conducts a series of robberies, followed by a chase, in which they are shot and killed.

    The Automobile Thieves
  • 1907
    Liquid Electricity; or The Inventor's Galvanic Fluid

    Liquid Electricity; or The Inventor's Galvanic Fluid

    Liquid Electricity; or The Inventor's Galvanic Fluid

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    A professor sprays people with 'galvanic fluid', and unleashes pent-up energy. Displays an early use of over-cranking and under-cranking.

    Liquid Electricity; or The Inventor's Galvanic Fluid
  • 1908
    The Story of Treasure Island

    The Story of Treasure Island

    The Story of Treasure Island

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    The first scene shows part of Flint's old pirate crew, with one-legged John Silver in the lead. They have discovered the hiding place of Billy Bones,...

    The Story of Treasure Island
  • 1933
    The Film Parade

    The Film Parade

    The Film Parade

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    Pioneer filmmaker J. Stuart Blackton was intrigued by the idea of a film about the history of the movies as early as 1915. He finally released a...

    The Film Parade