J. Stuart Blackton Movies

  • 1909
    The Judgment of Solomon

    The Judgment of Solomon

    The Judgment of Solomon

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    "The Judgment of Solomon" was billed as a Vitagraph High Art Film. Biblical Production. It shared a split-reel with "Jephthah's Daughter, a Biblical...

    The Judgment of Solomon
  • 1914
    The Honeymooners

    The Honeymooners

    The Honeymooners

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    No sooner have Jimmy and Mary, a newly-married couple, entered their new home when Jimmie receives a note from his wealthy uncle, announcing his...

    The Honeymooners
  • 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
  • 1911
    The Battle Hymn of the Republic

    The Battle Hymn of the Republic

    The Battle Hymn of the Republic

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    This patriotic and historic picture portrays the writing of the famous national hymn by Mrs. Julia Ward Howe. In the early part of the Civil War...

    The Battle Hymn of the Republic
  • 1917
    Transgression

    Transgression

    Transgression

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    Hal Page, the weakling brother of Stephen Page, the town mayor, falls in love with Carline Shrefton, who throws over Burt Staley to entangle Hal in...

    Transgression
  • 2022
    Copyright Comedies and More. From the Library of Congress

    Copyright Comedies and More. From the Library of Congress

    Copyright Comedies and More. From the Library of Congress

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    A montage of 13 remarkable short films recently digitized by the Library of Congress, whose themes echo the program of the Domitor 2022 conference,...

    Copyright Comedies and More. From the Library of Congress
  • 1909
    Jephtah's Daughter: A Biblical Tragedy

    Jephtah's Daughter: A Biblical Tragedy

    Jephtah's Daughter: A Biblical Tragedy

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    Early short film dramatizing the biblical story of Jephthah (Judges 11).

    Jephtah's Daughter: A Biblical Tragedy
  • 1901
    Children Bathing

    Children Bathing

    Children Bathing

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    A pretty and natural picture in which the principal actors are two tiny tots who are evidently not a bit afraid of the briny deep as they splash...

    Children Bathing
  • 1900
    Hooligan Assists the Magician

    Hooligan Assists the Magician

    Hooligan Assists the Magician

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    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
  • 1909
    The Life of Moses

    The Life of Moses

    The Life of Moses

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    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
  • 1905
    A Gentleman of France

    A Gentleman of France

    A Gentleman of France

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    A gentleman of France

    A Gentleman of France
  • 1909
    Napoleon and the Empress Josephine

    Napoleon and the Empress Josephine

    Napoleon and the Empress Josephine

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    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
  • 1915
    Playing Dead

    Playing Dead

    Playing Dead

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    in this domestic drama, Jimmie’s wife Jeanne falls for Proctor Maddox, a socialist and male feminist, and wants a divorce from her husband. To...

    Playing Dead
  • 1917
    The Message of the Mouse

    The Message of the Mouse

    The Message of the Mouse

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    A wealthy financier is tricked by a pair of spies into giving millions to foreign powers. His daughter is suspicious and hires a Detective, who is...

    The Message of the Mouse
  • 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
  • 1919
    A House Divided

    A House Divided

    A House Divided

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    A House Divided
  • 1909
    Saul and David

    Saul and David

    Saul and David

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    Tells the biblical story of Saul's jealousy of the young David, taken from the book of Samuel

    Saul and David
  • 1896
    Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist

    Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist

    Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist

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    Artist draws Thomas Edison.

    Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist
  • 1898
    The Burglar on the Roof

    The Burglar on the Roof

    The Burglar on the Roof

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    There is a burglar on the rooftop of a Manhattan office building, and he is trying to break in. Two women spot him, and one of them begins beating...

    The Burglar on the Roof
  • 1925
    The Happy Warrior

    The Happy Warrior

    The Happy Warrior

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    Malcolm McGregor joins the circus and falls in love with Olive Borden but his life changes when he finds out he is a titled Lord.

    The Happy Warrior