J. Stuart Blackton Movies

  • 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
  • 1924
    The Clean Heart

    The Clean Heart

    The Clean Heart

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    Newspaper editor and successful novelist Philip Wriford suffers a mental breakdown from overwork and worry over having to support orphaned children....

    The Clean Heart
  • 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
  • 1911
    Little Nemo

    Little Nemo

    Little Nemo

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    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
  • 1913
    The Spirit of Christmas

    The Spirit of Christmas

    The Spirit of Christmas

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    The Spirit of Christmas
  • 1910
    Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy

    Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy

    Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy

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    Directed by J. Stuart Blackton.

    Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy
  • 1922
    The Glorious Adventure

    The Glorious Adventure

    The Glorious Adventure

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    An Earl's cousin survives drowning and saves a lady from the Great Fire of London.

    The Glorious Adventure
  • 1909
    Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist

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    Adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel.

    Oliver Twist
  • 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
  • 1926
    The Passionate Quest

    The Passionate Quest

    The Passionate Quest

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    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
  • 1908
    Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two Brothers

    Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two Brothers

    Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two Brothers

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    Francesca, surrounded by ladies-in-waiting at the palace. Her father enters, and together they read a letter from Lanciotto, asking for the hand of...

    Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two Brothers
  • 1927
    The American

    The American

    The American

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    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
  • 1899
    Raising Old Glory Over Morro Castle

    Raising Old Glory Over Morro Castle

    Raising Old Glory Over Morro Castle

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    "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
  • 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
    Happy Hooligan

    Happy Hooligan

    Happy Hooligan

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    Happy Hooligan
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1898
    The Cavalier's Dream

    The Cavalier's Dream

    The Cavalier's Dream

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    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
  • 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
  • 1909
    King Lear

    King Lear

    King Lear

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    An impressively tactile, if slightly over-ambitious, adaptation of King Lear from Vitagraph Studios.

    King Lear