J. Stuart Blackton Movies

  • 1909
    The Way of the Cross, The Story of Ancient Rome

    The Way of the Cross, The Story of Ancient Rome

    The Way of the Cross, The Story of Ancient Rome

    01909HD

    A story of ancient Rome. The scene of this story is laid in Rome in the days of Nero. Rome has recently suffered conflagrations and other disasters,...

    The Way of the Cross, The Story of Ancient Rome
  • 1924
    Between Friends

    Between Friends

    Between Friends

    01924HD

    When Jack Greylock elopes with Jessica, wife of his lifelong friend David Drene, they are taken with remorse and she commits suicide. Later, Jack...

    Between Friends
  • 1909
    The Judgment of Solomon

    The Judgment of Solomon

    The Judgment of Solomon

    101909HD

    "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
  • 1912
    Her Grandchild

    Her Grandchild

    Her Grandchild

    01912HD

    Mrs. Grant, a widow, has one son, Donald. He is not really a bad fellow, but is full of devilment and always getting himself into mischief. One day,...

    Her Grandchild
  • 1907
    Lightning Sketches

    Lightning Sketches

    Lightning Sketches

    3.81907HD

    An illustrator draws some sketches at lightning speed. He first illustrates how he can turn a written word into a sketch of that word.

    Lightning Sketches
  • 1909
    Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy

    Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy

    Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy

    5.8231909HD

    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
  • 1926
    Hell-Bent for Heaven

    Hell-Bent for Heaven

    Hell-Bent for Heaven

    01926HD

    Sid Hunt and Jude Lowery are Carolina sweethearts but hired-hand Rufe Pryer also has his eyes on her. Rufe lies to Andy, Jude's brother, and a...

    Hell-Bent for Heaven
  • 1900
    The Clown and the Alchemist

    The Clown and the Alchemist

    The Clown and the Alchemist

    3.91900HD

    Although we are led to believe that the ancient alchemists were all powerful, this picture somewhat reverses the order of things...

    The Clown and the Alchemist
  • 1912
    Cardinal Wolsey

    Cardinal Wolsey

    Cardinal Wolsey

    01912HD

    King Henry VIII smitten with Anne Boleyn wishes to displace his estimable Queen Catherine for her. He appeals to Cardinal Wolsey to set aside the...

    Cardinal Wolsey
  • 1898
    The Cavalier's Dream

    The Cavalier's Dream

    The Cavalier's Dream

    4.3671898HD

    He sits asleep at a bare table; old witch enters, raps three times, then disappears; cavalier sees table spread for a sumptuous repast....

    The Cavalier's Dream
  • 1907
    Work Made Easy

    Work Made Easy

    Work Made Easy

    01907HD

    Vitagraph short from 1907

    Work Made Easy
  • 1901
    Jeffries Throwing the Medicine Ball

    Jeffries Throwing the Medicine Ball

    Jeffries Throwing the Medicine Ball

    01901HD

    James J. Jeffries throwing the medicine ball. An absolutely perfect picture of the champion heavyweight of the world.

    Jeffries Throwing the Medicine Ball
  • 1919
    The Common Cause

    The Common Cause

    The Common Cause

    01919HD

    Helene Palmer and her husband Orrin have grown apart, and she becomes infatuated with bachelor Edward Wadsworth. With the outbreak of World War I,...

    The Common Cause
  • 1910
    Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy

    Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy

    Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy

    2.51910HD

    Directed by J. Stuart Blackton.

    Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy
  • 1899
    Firemen Rescuing Men and Women

    Firemen Rescuing Men and Women

    Firemen Rescuing Men and Women

    4.41899HD

    Shows the efficiency of modern life-saving methods and apparatus now in use by the fire departments. Shows the front of a building burning and two...

    Firemen Rescuing Men and Women
  • 1906
    And the Villain Still Pursued Her; or, the Author's Dream

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

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

    61906HD

    A pulp writer dozes off at his desk and dreams himself into a melodrama of love and rivalry. What begins as a familiar tale soon veers into...

    And the Villain Still Pursued Her; or, the Author's Dream
  • 1920
    Respectable by Proxy

    Respectable by Proxy

    Respectable by Proxy

    01920HD

    Rich Southerner John Stanley Hale meets flirtatious actress Elizabeth Roddard, she induces him to marry her, but after several days of quarreling, he...

    Respectable by Proxy
  • 1915
    Playing Dead

    Playing Dead

    Playing Dead

    01915HD

    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
  • 1901
    Leaping Dogs at Gentry's Circus

    Leaping Dogs at Gentry's Circus

    Leaping Dogs at Gentry's Circus

    4.51901HD

    In the center of the ring the trainer forms a pile of baskets many feet in height. Greyhounds leap in rapid succession, forming a graceful arch and...

    Leaping Dogs at Gentry's Circus
  • 1899

    "Shamrock" and "Erin" Sailing

    "Shamrock" and "Erin" Sailing

    3.51899HD

    The Shamrock is seen after its defeat in the 1899 America's Cup, along with the Erin, which served as its tow boat across the Atlantic.