J. Stuart Blackton Movies

  • 1912
    The Life and Death of King Richard III

    The Life and Death of King Richard III

    The Life and Death of King Richard III

    4.71912HD

    Shakespeare's tragedy of the wicked and hump-backed Duke of Gloucester, who rises to the throne of England by chicanery, treachery, and brilliance.

    The Life and Death of King Richard III
  • 1909
    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    4.8441909HD

    An early film adaptation of the Bard's comic fantasy-- and perhaps the first screen adaptation of a Shakespeare play.

    A Midsummer Night's Dream
  • 1900
    The Enchanted Drawing

    The Enchanted Drawing

    The Enchanted Drawing

    6.3681900HD

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

    The Enchanted Drawing
  • 1908
    Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet

    Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet

    Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet

    3.51908HD

    Two feuding houses are united with the marriage and eventual death of their children.

    Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet
  • 1907
    The Haunted Hotel

    The Haunted Hotel

    The Haunted Hotel

    5.6671907HD

    A traveler stays the night at a rural inn, but gets no rest as he is tormented by various spectres and mysterious happenings.

    The Haunted Hotel
  • 1908
    Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy

    Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy

    Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy

    4.6671908HD

    Biographical drama, adaptation of Shakespeare's play.

    Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
  • 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
  • 1909
    The Judgment of Solomon

    The Judgment of Solomon

    The Judgment of Solomon

    101909HD

    Directed by J. Stuart Blackton.

    The Judgment of Solomon
  • 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
  • 1926
    The Gilded Highway

    The Gilded Highway

    The Gilded Highway

    01926HD

    After inheriting a fortune from an uncle they barely and carelessly cared for during his last years, the Welbys become social-climbing snobs to the...

    The Gilded Highway
  • 1909
    Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist

    4.41909HD

    Adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel.

    Oliver Twist
  • 1909
    Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy

    Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy

    Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy

    5.8191909HD

    A smoker falls asleep, and two mischievious fairies play with his pipe. He discovers this, and imprisons them in a cigar box. He removes a flower...

    Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy
  • 1912
    As You Like It

    As You Like It

    As You Like It

    11912HD

    After the overthrowing of Duke Senior by his tyrannical brother, Senior's daughter Rosalind disguises herself as a man and sets out to find her...

    As You Like It
  • 1925
    The Redeeming Sin

    The Redeeming Sin

    The Redeeming Sin

    01925HD

    Lupin is the lover of Joan of the Apaches. She is attracted by Paul de Gafilet, nobleman and sculptor. She visits him in his studio and resolves to...

    The Redeeming Sin
  • 1905
    Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

    Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

    Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

    31905HD

    The millionaire's child is kidnapped. Sherlock Holmes after many thrilling adventures and narrow escapes rescues the child.

    Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
  • 1911
    Little Nemo

    Little Nemo

    Little Nemo

    6.3131911HD

    Cartoon figures announce, via comic strip balloons, that they will move - and move they do, in a wildly exaggerated style. Also known as "Winsor...

    Little Nemo
  • 1909
    Napoleon and the Empress Josephine

    Napoleon and the Empress Josephine

    Napoleon and the Empress Josephine

    41909HD

    Part one of Blackton’s “The Life of Napoleon". Napoleon meets Josephine, falls in love with her, marries and then divorces her.

    Napoleon and the Empress Josephine
  • 1924
    The Beloved Brute

    The Beloved Brute

    The Beloved Brute

    01924HD

    A Western melodrama about brothers, separated in early childhood, who wound up as opponents in a side-show wrestling match.

    The Beloved Brute
  • 1915
    The Battle Cry of Peace

    The Battle Cry of Peace

    The Battle Cry of Peace

    01915HD

    Enemy agents under the leadership of "Emanon" conspire with pacifists to keep the American defense appropriations down at a time when forces of the...

    The Battle Cry of Peace
  • 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