J. Stuart Blackton Movies

  • 1907
    The Haunted Hotel

    The Haunted Hotel

    The Haunted Hotel

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    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
  • 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
  • 1912
    As You Like It

    As You Like It

    As You Like It

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    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
  • 1915
    The Battle Cry of Peace

    The Battle Cry of Peace

    The Battle Cry of Peace

    01915HD

    Enemy agents under the leadership of "Emanon" conspire with pacifists to keep the American defense appropriations down at a time when forces of the...

    The Battle Cry of Peace
  • 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
  • 1908
    Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy

    Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy

    Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy

    31908HD

    Vitagraph production of Shakespeare's Richard III.

    Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1925
    The Redeeming Sin

    The Redeeming Sin

    The Redeeming Sin

    01925HD

    Lupin is the lover of Joan of the Apaches. She is attracted by Paul de Gafilet, nobleman and sculptor. She visits him in his studio and resolves to...

    The Redeeming Sin
  • 1912
    A Vitagraph Romance

    A Vitagraph Romance

    A Vitagraph Romance

    4.81912HD

    After meeting a handsome writer, Senator Carter's daughter leaves home and enters the employ of the Vitagraph Company as an actress. After waiting...

    A Vitagraph Romance
  • 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
    Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy

    Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy

    Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy

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    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
  • 1919
    A House Divided

    A House Divided

    A House Divided

    01919HD

    A House Divided
  • 1917
    The Message of the Mouse

    The Message of the Mouse

    The Message of the Mouse

    01917HD

    A wealthy financier is tricked by a pair of spies into giving millions to foreign powers. His daughter is suspicious and hires a Detective, who is...

    The Message of the Mouse
  • 1910
    Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Uncle Tom's Cabin

    01910HD

    The incidents of this story are some of those preceding and leading up to the Civil War in 1861 and the Declaration of Emancipation. The central...

    Uncle Tom's Cabin
  • 1908
    Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy

    Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy

    Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy

    4.6671908HD

    Biographical drama, adaptation of Shakespeare's play.

    Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
  • 1917
    Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation

    Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation

    Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation

    01917HD

    When the nation of Ruthania declares war on the United States, an army of enemy soldiers invades the U.S. and captures New York. But the American...

    Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation
  • 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