J. Stuart Blackton

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.

Known For

Humorous Phases of Funny Faces

The Burglar on the Roof

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

The Enchanted Drawing

A Vitagraph Romance

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

Hooligan Assists the Magician

Happy Hooligan Interferes

All Movies (13)

• A Vitagraph Romance1912 · as J. Stuart Blackton
• Lightning Sketches1907 · as Cartoonist
• And the Villain Still Pursued Her; or, the Author's Dream1906
• The Automobile Thieves1906
• Humorous Phases of Funny Faces1906 · as Cartoonist
• Hooligan in Jail1903 · as Happy Hooligan
• Happy Hooligan Interferes1903 · as Happy Hooligan
• The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship1902 · as Happy Hooligan
• The Enchanted Drawing1900 · as Chalk-Talk Artist
• Hooligan Assists the Magician1900 · as Happy Hooligan
• Happy Hooligan1900 · as Happy Hooligan
• The Burglar on the Roof1898 · as Burglar
• Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist1896