J. Stuart Blackton

J. Stuart Blackton (66)

1875-01-05 - 1941-08-13 | Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England, UK

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 as Director

On Movies

  • A Vitagraph Romance
  • Lightning Sketches
  • The Automobile Thieves
  • Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
  • Hooligan in Jail
  • Happy Hooligan Interferes
  • The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship
  • The Enchanted Drawing
  • Hooligan Assists the Magician
  • The Burglar on the Roof

Series as Director

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