J. Stuart Blackton Movies

  • 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
  • 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
  • 1909
    Napoleon, the Man of Destiny

    Napoleon, the Man of Destiny

    Napoleon, the Man of Destiny

    4.251909HD

    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1911
    Little Nemo

    Little Nemo

    Little Nemo

    6.2891911HD

    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
  • 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
  • 1909
    Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy

    Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy

    Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy

    5.8151909HD

    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
  • 1908
    The Thieving Hand

    The Thieving Hand

    The Thieving Hand

    6.4261908HD

    A one-armed street peddler notices that a well-to-do man has dropped his ring. He returns it to him. The wealthy man is very grateful and, to show...

    The Thieving Hand
  • 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
  • 1908
    The Merchant of Venice

    The Merchant of Venice

    The Merchant of Venice

    01908HD

    The Merchant of Venice
  • 1906
    Humorous Phases of Funny Faces

    Humorous Phases of Funny Faces

    Humorous Phases of Funny Faces

    5.7031906HD

    A cartoonist draws faces and figures on a blackboard - and they come to life.

    Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1905
    A Gentleman of France

    A Gentleman of France

    A Gentleman of France

    41905HD

    A gentleman of France

    A Gentleman of France
  • 1909
    Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist

    4.41909HD

    Adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel.

    Oliver Twist
  • 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
  • 1933
    The Film Parade

    The Film Parade

    The Film Parade

    01933HD

    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
    Lady Godiva

    Lady Godiva

    Lady Godiva

    51911HD

    The story of how Lady Godiva came to ride naked through the streets of Coventry.

    Lady Godiva