J. Stuart Blackton
Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England, UK

James Stuart Blackton was a pioneer Anglo-American filmmaker and can be credited with the first feature-length American production. He founded Vitagraph Studios in 1897 and was among the first filmmakers to use stop-motion and drawn animation.

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The American (1927)
Director
The Passionate Quest (1926)
Director
Hell-Bent for Heaven (1926)
Director
The Gilded Highway (1926)
Director
Bride of the Storm (1926)
Director
The Happy Warrior (1925)
Director
Tides of Passion (1925)
Director
The Redeeming Sin (1925)
Director
The Beloved Brute (1924)
Director
The Clean Heart (1924)
Director
On the Banks of the Wabash (1923)
Director
The Glorious Adventure (1922)
Director | Story | Producer | Editor
Passers-By (1920)
Director
Life's Greatest Problem (1918)
Director
The Diary of a Puppy (1917)
Director
The Fighting Trail (1917)
Story
Transgression (1917)
Story
The Message of the Mouse (1917)
Director
The Fairy Godfather (1917)
Director
A Spring Idyll (1917)
Director
Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation (1917)
Director | Story
The Collie Market (1917)
Director
The Battle Cry of Peace (1915)
Director | Producer | Writer
The Honeymooners (1914)
Writer
The Life and Death of King Richard III (1912)
Producer
As You Like It (1912)
Director | Producer
Cardinal Wolsey (1912)
Director
The Death of King Edward III (1911)
Director
The Battle Hymn of the Republic (1911)
Director
Little Nemo (1911)
Director
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1910)
Director
Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy (1910)
Director
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1909)
Director
The Life of Moses (1909)
Director
Benedict Arnold (1909)
Director
Les Misérables (1909)
Director
Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy (1909)
Director | Producer
The Magic Fountain Pen (1909)
Director
The Life of George Washington (1909)
Director
The Bride of Lammermoor (1909)
Director
Jephtah's Daughter: A Biblical Tragedy (1909)
Director
Oliver Twist (1909)
Director
King Lear (1909)
Director
The Judgment of Solomon (1909)
Director
Napoleon and the Empress Josephine (1909)
Director
Napoleon, the Man of Destiny (1909)
Director
The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain (1908)
Director
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy (1908)
Director
Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian (1908)
Director | Production Manager
Richard III (1908)
Director
Salome (The Dance of Seven Veils) (1908)
Director
The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen (1908)
Director
Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance (1908)
Director
Romeo and Juliet (A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet) (1908)
Director
Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy (1908)
Director
The Story of Treasure Island (1908)
Director | Producer
The Thieving Hand (1908)
Director | Producer
Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two Brothers (1908)
Director
Work Made Easy (1907)
Director
Liquid Electricity; or The Inventor's Galvanic Fluid (1907)
Director
The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance (1907)
Director
Lightning Sketches (1907)
Director | Producer
The Haunted Hotel (1907)
Director
And the Villain Still Pursued Her, or, the Author's Dream (1906)
Director
The Automobile Thieves (1906)
Director
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces (1906)
Director
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1905)
Director
Panoramic View of Boston Subway from an Electric Car (1901)
Director
Leaping Dogs at Gentry's Circus (1901)
Director
Mysterious Cafe, or Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke Have Troubles with a Waiter (1901)
Director
The Congress of Nations (1900)
Director
The Clown and the Alchemist (1900)
Director
The Enchanted Drawing (1900)
Director | Producer
Hooligan Assists the Magician (1900)
Director
Maude's Naughty Little Brother (1900)
Director
A Visit to the Spiritualist (1899)
Director
Firemen Rescuing Men and Women (1899)
Director
Raising Old Glory Over Morro Castle (1899)
Director
Astor Battery on Parade (1899)
Director
The Cavalier's Dream (1898)
Director
The Burglar on the Roof (1898)
Director
Humpty Dumpty Circus (1898)
Director
Little Mischief (1898)
Director