J. Stuart Blackton Movies

  • 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
  • 1926
    The Passionate Quest

    The Passionate Quest

    The Passionate Quest

    01926HD

    The Passionate Quest is a 1926 American drama film directed by J. Stuart Blackton and written by Marian Constance Blackton. It is based on the 1924...

    The Passionate Quest
  • 1901
    Children Bathing

    Children Bathing

    Children Bathing

    01901HD

    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
    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
  • 1917
    The Fighting Trail

    The Fighting Trail

    The Fighting Trail

    01917HD

    15 chapter adventure tale starring forgotten serial queen Carol Holloway. The chapter titles were: (1) The Priceless Ingredient; (2) The Story of...

    The Fighting Trail
  • 1901
    The Artist's Dilemma

    The Artist's Dilemma

    The Artist's Dilemma

    5.51901HD

    In the artist's studio, he asleep in his chair. A large old fashioned clock opens and a young lady comes out and awaking the artist, requests him to...

    The Artist's Dilemma
  • 1908
    Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils

    Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils

    Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils

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    King Herod is enchanted by Salome's dance and grants her wish for the head of John the Baptist.

    Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils
  • 1910
    Francesca di Rimini

    Francesca di Rimini

    Francesca di Rimini

    01910HD

    The story of Canto V of the Inferno is briefly summarized. The film is a remake of The Two Brothers (a.k.a. Francesca di Rimini), and based on the...

    Francesca di Rimini
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1918
    Life's Greatest Problem

    Life's Greatest Problem

    Life's Greatest Problem

    01918HD

    Big Steve and Little Lefty, a pair of hobos, are happily drifting through life until the First World War comes and enter it and find their lives...

    Life's Greatest Problem
  • 1899
    Raising Old Glory Over Morro Castle

    Raising Old Glory Over Morro Castle

    Raising Old Glory Over Morro Castle

    2.61899HD

    "Down goes the Spanish flag, and up floats the Stars and Stripes. Down falls the symbol of tyranny and oppression that has ruled in the new world for...

    Raising Old Glory Over Morro Castle
  • 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
  • 1917
    The Collie Market

    The Collie Market

    The Collie Market

    01917HD

    The Collie Market
  • 1924
    Let Not Man Put Asunder

    Let Not Man Put Asunder

    Let Not Man Put Asunder

    01924HD

    Let Not Man Put Asunder
  • 1909
    The Magic Fountain Pen

    The Magic Fountain Pen

    The Magic Fountain Pen

    1.51909HD

    An item in the 24 Jul 1909 Moving Picture World called this film “a series of magic drawing executed by the fountain pen….[It] is...

    The Magic Fountain Pen
  • 1917
    A Spring Idyll

    A Spring Idyll

    A Spring Idyll

    01917HD

    An episode of The "Country Life Stories" Series focusing on idealized or dramatic vignettes of rural living, often featuring the real-life children...

    A Spring Idyll
  • 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
  • 1915
    The Heights of Hazard

    The Heights of Hazard

    The Heights of Hazard

    01915HD

    Miss Olivia Martindale, at a dinner, announces: "There is no longer any romance in American life," and immediately arouses a storm of protest.

    The Heights of Hazard
  • 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