J. Stuart Blackton Movies

  • 1909
    Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist

    4.41909HD

    Adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel.

    Oliver Twist
  • 1898
    Battle of Santiago Bay

    Battle of Santiago Bay

    Battle of Santiago Bay

    21898HD

    Vitagraph’s Battle of Santiago Bay (1898) blended real Spanish–American War footage with tabletop trickery. Albert E. Smith’s...

    Battle of Santiago Bay
  • 1901
    Mysterious Cafe, or Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke Have Troubles with a Waiter

    Mysterious Cafe, or Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke Have Troubles with a Waiter

    Mysterious Cafe, or Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke Have Troubles with a Waiter

    3.81901HD

    As the above title indicates, the scene does not take place in an ordinary restaurant, but one in which all natural rules of order and gravitation...

    Mysterious Cafe, or Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke Have Troubles with a Waiter
  • 1901
    Panoramic View of Boston Subway from an Electric Car

    Panoramic View of Boston Subway from an Electric Car

    Panoramic View of Boston Subway from an Electric Car

    3.31901HD

    Persons who have visited the "Hub," no doubt carried away with vivid recollections of Boston's famous system of Underground Transportation and this...

    Panoramic View of Boston Subway from an Electric Car
  • 1907
    The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance

    The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance

    The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance

    01907HD

    An early short featuring Florence Lawrence.

    The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance
  • 1911
    The Death of King Edward III

    The Death of King Edward III

    The Death of King Edward III

    01911HD

    King Edward III reigned from 1327 to 1377. He was a son of Edward the Second and he was born at Windsor Castle, November 13th, 1312. He was...

    The Death of King Edward III
  • 1908
    Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance

    Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance

    Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance

    01908HD

    A Seventeenth Century romance in which an eloping couple try to escape the wrath of the girl's father.

    Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance
  • 1909
    Napoleon, the Man of Destiny

    Napoleon, the Man of Destiny

    Napoleon, the Man of Destiny

    4.21909HD

    Part two of Blackton's "The Life of Napoleon". After Waterloo, Napoleon reminisces. His triumphs are seen in flashback. The film ends with the exiled...

    Napoleon, the Man of Destiny
  • 1908
    The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain

    The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain

    The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain

    01908HD

    A dancer enchants a leacherous king but rebuffs his advances, resulting in his vengeful anger.

    The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain
  • 1900
    Hooligan Assists the Magician

    Hooligan Assists the Magician

    Hooligan Assists the Magician

    4.31900HD

    This is a new adventure in which our friend, Mr. Hooligan, appears in an entirely new capacity. On a stage a professor of magic is performing some...

    Hooligan Assists the Magician
  • 1908
    The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen

    The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen

    The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen

    31908HD

    A Saxon prisoner rescues his Viking's captor's daughter, resulting in his freedom and their marriage.

    The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen
  • 1909
    The Life of Moses

    The Life of Moses

    The Life of Moses

    11909HD

    Released in five parts (The Persecution of the Children of Israel by the Egyptians, Forty Years in the Land of Midian, The Plagues of Egypt and the...

    The Life of Moses
  • 1919
    A House Divided

    A House Divided

    A House Divided

    01919HD

    A House Divided
  • 1898
    Vanishing Lady

    Vanishing Lady

    Vanishing Lady

    3.51898HD

    Man in roman costume carves figure of girl in doorway. As he finishes, the statue comes to life. The man expresses great love and desire for her, but...

    Vanishing Lady
  • 1917
    The Judgment House

    The Judgment House

    The Judgment House

    01917HD

    Frivolous Jasmine Grenfel is torn between the bold Rudyard Byng and the reserved Ian Stafford. Impulsively she marries Byng with the rejected...

    The Judgment House
  • 1925
    Tides of Passion

    Tides of Passion

    Tides of Passion

    01925HD

    In a small Nova Scotia, Canada, fishing village, Charity Byfleet marries William Pennland, a romantic soldier of fortune, just before he leaves on a...

    Tides of Passion
  • 1908
    East Lynne; or, Red Astray

    East Lynne; or, Red Astray

    East Lynne; or, Red Astray

    01908HD

    Released the same week than Selig's version, they both were the first film versions of the popular play, adapted from Ellen Wood's 1861 novel.

    East Lynne; or, Red Astray
  • 1899
    A Visit to the Spiritualist

    A Visit to the Spiritualist

    A Visit to the Spiritualist

    01899HD

    A countryman goes to see a spiritualist and is frightened by what he sees.

    A Visit to the Spiritualist
  • 1927
    The American

    The American

    The American

    01927HD

    Seref, who returns to his country after many years in America, as a dollar billionaire with a cowboy hat on his head, and with his Dallas-type boots...

    The American
  • 1900
    The Enchanted Drawing

    The Enchanted Drawing

    The Enchanted Drawing

    6.41900HD

    A cartoonist defies reality when he draws objects that become three-dimensional after he lifts them off his sketch pad.

    The Enchanted Drawing