J. Stuart Blackton

Career Overview

J. Stuart Blackton has 166 screen credits in a career dating back to 1896. Their work is anchored in the Happy Hooligan Live-Action Collection universe with 3 titles. Signature works include Dawn, Whom the Gods Destroy, Elektra. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Directing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 166
Birth Date: 1875-01-05
Birth Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England, UK

Known For

Associated Universes

Happy Hooligan Live-Action Collection (3 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Charles Kent (2 collaborations)
Maurice Costello (2 collaborations)
Robert Gordon (1 collaborations)
Sylvia Breamer (1 collaborations)
Harry Davenport (1 collaborations)
James A. Furey (1 collaborations)
Fanny Rice (1 collaborations)
Flora Finch (1 collaborations)
Gladys Valerie (1 collaborations)
Margaret Barry (1 collaborations)

Credits

directing (113 credits)
- The Film Parade
  director
  
  directing
  
  1933
- The American
  director
  
  directing
  
  1927
- The Passionate Quest
  director
  
  directing
  
  1926
- Hell-Bent for Heaven
  director
  
  directing
  
  1926
- The Gilded Highway
  director
  
  directing
  
  1926
- Bride of the Storm
  director
  
  directing
  
  1926
- The Happy Warrior
  director
  
  directing
  
  1925
- Tides of Passion
  director
  
  directing
  
  1925
- The Redeeming Sin
  director
  
  directing
  
  1925
- The Beloved Brute
  director
  
  directing
  
  1924
- The Clean Heart
  director
  
  directing
  
  1924
- Between Friends
  director
  
  directing
  
  1924
- Let Not Man Put Asunder
  director
  
  directing
  
  1924
- On the Banks of the Wabash
  director
  
  directing
  
  1923
- The Virgin Queen
  director
  
  directing
  
  1923
- A Gipsy Cavalier
  director
  
  directing
  
  1922
- The Glorious Adventure
  director
  
  directing
  
  1922
- The Forbidden Valley
  director
  
  directing
  
  1920
- The House of the Tolling Bell
  director
  
  directing
  
  1920
- Passers-By
  director
  
  directing
  
  1920
- The Blood Barrier
  director
  
  directing
  
  1920
- Respectable by Proxy
  director
  
  directing
  
  1920
- My Husband's Other Wife
  director
  
  directing
  
  1920
- Dawn
  director
  
  directing
  
  1919
- The Moonshine Trail
  director
  
  directing
  
  1919
- A House Divided
  director
  
  directing
  
  1919
- The Common Cause
  director
  
  directing
  
  1919
- Life's Greatest Problem
  director
  
  directing
  
  1918
- The World for Sale
  director
  
  directing
  
  1918
- The Diary of a Puppy
  director
  
  directing
  
  1917
- The Judgment House
  director
  
  directing
  
  1917
- The Message of the Mouse
  director
  
  directing
  
  1917
- The Fairy Godfather
  director
  
  directing
  
  1917
- Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation
  director
  
  directing
  
  1917
- A Spring Idyll
  director
  
  directing
  
  1917
- The Collie Market
  director
  
  directing
  
  1917
- Whom the Gods Destroy
  director
  
  directing
  
  1916
- Kidnapped in New York
  director
  
  directing
  
  1915
- The Battle Cry of Peace
  director
  
  directing
  
  1915
- As You Like It
  director
  
  directing
  
  1912
- Cardinal Wolsey
  director
  
  directing
  
  1912
- Lady Godiva
  director
  
  directing
  
  1911
- The Death of King Edward III
  director
  
  directing
  
  1911
- The Battle Hymn of the Republic
  director
  
  directing
  
  1911
- Little Nemo
  director
  
  directing
  
  1911
- Francesca di Rimini
  director
  
  directing
  
  1910
- Uncle Tom's Cabin, Part I
  director
  
  directing
  
  1910
- Elektra
  director
  
  directing
  
  1910
- Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy
  director
  
  directing
  
  1910
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
  director
  
  directing
  
  1909
- The Life of Moses
  director
  
  directing
  
  1909
- Benedict Arnold
  director
  
  directing
  
  1909
- The Galley Slave
  director
  
  directing
  
  1909
- The Way of the Cross, The Story of Ancient Rome
  director
  
  directing
  
  1909
- Princess Nicotine
  director
  
  directing
  
  1909
- The Magic Fountain Pen
  director
  
  directing
  
  1909
- The Life of George Washington
  director
  
  directing
  
  1909
- Oliver Twist
  director
  
  directing
  
  1909
- Jephtah's Daughter: A Biblical Tragedy
  director
  
  directing
  
  1909
- The Judgment of Solomon
  director
  
  directing
  
  1909
- Napoleon, the Man of Destiny
  director
  
  directing
  
  1909
- King Lear
  director
  
  directing
  
  1909
- Saul and David
  director
  
  directing
  
  1909
- Ruy Blas
  director
  
  directing
  
  1909
- The Bride of Lammermoor
  director
  
  directing
  
  1909
- Napoleon and the Empress Josephine
  director
  
  directing
  
  1909
- The Merchant of Venice
  director
  
  directing
  
  1908
- The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain
  director
  
  directing
  
  1908
- Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
  director
  
  directing
  
  1908
- Antony and Cleopatra
  director
  
  directing
  
  1908
- Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy
  director
  
  directing
  
  1908
- Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils
  director
  
  directing
  
  1908
- The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen
  director
  
  directing
  
  1908
- Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance
  director
  
  directing
  
  1908
- Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet
  director
  
  directing
  
  1908
- East Lynne; or, Red Astray
  director
  
  directing
  
  1908
- The Story of Treasure Island
  director
  
  directing
  
  1908
- Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two Brothers
  director
  
  directing
  
  1908
- Work Made Easy
  director
  
  directing
  
  1907
- The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance
  director
  
  directing
  
  1907
- Liquid Electricity; or The Inventor's Galvanic Fluid
  director
  
  directing
  
  1907
- Lightning Sketches
  director
  
  directing
  
  1907
- The Haunted Hotel
  director
  
  directing
  
  1907
- And the Villain Still Pursued Her; or, the Author's Dream
  director
  
  directing
  
  1906
- The 100 to One Shot; or, A Run of Luck
  director
  
  directing
  
  1906
- Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
  director
  
  directing
  
  1906
- Monsieur Beaucaire, the Adventures of a Gentleman of France
  director
  
  directing
  
  1905
- Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
  director
  
  directing
  
  1905
- The Mysterious Cafe; or, Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke Have Troubles with a Waiter
  director
  
  directing
  
  1901
- Panoramic View of Boston Subway from an Electric Car
  director
  
  directing
  
  1901
- Children Bathing
  director
  
  directing
  
  1901
- Jeffries Throwing the Medicine Ball
  director
  
  directing
  
  1901
- The Artist's Dilemma
  director
  
  directing
  
  1901
- Jeffries Skipping the Rope
  director
  
  directing
  
  1901
- Leaping Dogs at Gentry's Circus
  director
  
  directing
  
  1901
- The Congress of Nations
  director
  
  directing
  
  1900
- The Clown and the Alchemist
  director
  
  directing
  
  1900
- The Enchanted Drawing
  director
  
  directing
  
  1900
- Hooligan Assists the Magician
  director
  
  directing
  
  1900
- Maude's Naughty Little Brother
  director
  
  directing
  
  1900
- Happy Hooligan
  director
  
  directing
  
  1900
- A Visit to the Spiritualist
  director
  
  directing
  
  1899
- "Shamrock" and "Erin" Sailing
  director
  
  directing
  
  1899
- Firemen Rescuing Men and Women
  director
  
  directing
  
  1899
- 'Columbia' Winning the Cup
  director
  
  directing
  
  1899
- Raising Old Glory Over Morro Castle
  director
  
  directing
  
  1899
- Astor Battery on Parade
  director
  
  directing
  
  1899
- Vanishing Lady
  director
  
  directing
  
  1898
- The Cavalier's Dream
  director
  
  directing
  
  1898
- The Burglar on the Roof
  director
  
  directing
  
  1898
- Humpty Dumpty Circus
  director
  
  directing
  
  1898
- Little Mischief
  director
  
  directing
  
  1898
- Battle of Santiago Bay
  director
  
  directing
  
  1898
production (24 credits)
- A Gipsy Cavalier
  producer
  
  production
  
  1922
- The Glorious Adventure
  producer
  
  production
  
  1922
- The Forbidden Valley
  producer
  
  production
  
  1920
- The House of the Tolling Bell
  producer
  
  production
  
  1920
- The Blood Barrier
  producer
  
  production
  
  1920
- Respectable by Proxy
  producer
  
  production
  
  1920
- My Husband's Other Wife
  producer
  
  production
  
  1920
- Dawn
  producer
  
  production
  
  1919
- The Moonshine Trail
  producer
  
  production
  
  1919
- The Common Cause
  producer
  
  production
  
  1919
- Missing
  producer
  
  production
  
  1918
- The Judgment House
  producer
  
  production
  
  1917
- Playing Dead
  supervising producer
  
  production
  
  1915
- The Battle Cry of Peace
  producer
  
  production
  
  1915
- The Life and Death of King Richard III
  producer
  
  production
  
  1912
- As You Like It
  producer
  
  production
  
  1912
- Her Grandchild
  producer
  
  production
  
  1912
- Jeffries-Johnson World's Championship Boxing Contest
  supervising producer
  
  production
  
  1910
- Princess Nicotine
  producer
  
  production
  
  1909
- Antony and Cleopatra
  production manager
  
  production
  
  1908
- The Story of Treasure Island
  producer
  
  production
  
  1908
- Lightning Sketches
  producer
  
  production
  
  1907
- The Enchanted Drawing
  producer
  
  production
  
  1900
- Battle of Santiago Bay
  producer
  
  production
  
  1898
editing (2 credits)
- The Glorious Adventure
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1922
- The Moonshine Trail
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1919
writing (11 credits)
- The Glorious Adventure
  story
  
  writing
  
  1922
- Dawn
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1919
- The Moonshine Trail
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1919
- Missing
  scenario writer
  
  writing
  
  1918
- The Judgment House
  adaptation
  
  writing
  
  1917
- The Fighting Trail
  story
  
  writing
  
  1917
- Transgression
  story
  
  writing
  
  1917
- Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation
  story
  
  writing
  
  1917
- Whom the Gods Destroy
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1916
- The Battle Cry of Peace
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1915
- The Honeymooners
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1914
crew (3 credits)
- The Judgment House
  presenter
  
  crew
  
  1917
- The Heights of Hazard
  presenter
  
  crew
  
  1915
- The Spirit of Christmas
  supervisor of production resources
  
  crew
  
  1913
actors (13 credits)
- A Vitagraph Romance
  J. Stuart Blackton
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1912
- Lightning Sketches
  Cartoonist
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1907
- And the Villain Still Pursued Her; or, the Author's Dream
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1906
- The Automobile Thieves
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1906
- Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
  Cartoonist
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1906
- Hooligan in Jail
  Happy Hooligan
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1903
- Happy Hooligan Interferes
  Happy Hooligan
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1903
- The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship
  Happy Hooligan
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1902
- The Enchanted Drawing
  Chalk-Talk Artist
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1900
- Hooligan Assists the Magician
  Happy Hooligan
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1900
- Happy Hooligan
  Happy Hooligan
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1900
- The Burglar on the Roof
  Burglar
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1898
- Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1896

Content sources

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