J. Stuart Blackton Movies

  • 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
  • 1917
    The Message of the Mouse

    The Message of the Mouse

    The Message of the Mouse

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    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
  • 1918
    Life's Greatest Problem

    Life's Greatest Problem

    Life's Greatest Problem

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    Big Steve and Little Lefty, a pair of hobos, are happily drifting through life until the First World War comes and enter it and find their lives...

    Life's Greatest Problem
  • 1911
    The Death of King Edward III

    The Death of King Edward III

    The Death of King Edward III

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    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
  • 1909
    Napoleon, the Man of Destiny

    Napoleon, the Man of Destiny

    Napoleon, the Man of Destiny

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    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
  • 1908
    Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy

    Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy

    Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy

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    Macbeth usurps the Scottish throne by murdering his predecessor.

    Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy
  • 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
    Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

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    Jean Valjean, a good and decent man who has nevertheless been convicted of a crime, escapes incarceration and lives for years shadowed by the...

    Les Misérables
  • 1926
    The Gilded Highway

    The Gilded Highway

    The Gilded Highway

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    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
  • 1908
    Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance

    Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance

    Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance

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    A Seventeenth Century romance in which an eloping couple try to escape the wrath of the girl's father.

    Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance
  • 1900
    The Clown and the Alchemist

    The Clown and the Alchemist

    The Clown and the Alchemist

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    Although we are led to believe that the ancient alchemists were all powerful, this picture somewhat reverses the order of things...

    The Clown and the Alchemist
  • 1915
    The Battle Cry of Peace

    The Battle Cry of Peace

    The Battle Cry of Peace

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    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
  • 1924
    The Beloved Brute

    The Beloved Brute

    The Beloved Brute

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    A Western melodrama about brothers, separated in early childhood, who wound up as opponents in a side-show wrestling match.

    The Beloved Brute
  • 1906
    And the Villain Still Pursued Her, or, the Author's Dream

    And the Villain Still Pursued Her, or, the Author's Dream

    And the Villain Still Pursued Her, or, the Author's Dream

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    A writer of tawdry fiction falls asleep at his desk and dreams of a romantic rivalry-- One likely as familiar to film fans then as it is now-- But...

    And the Villain Still Pursued Her, or, the Author's Dream
  • 1899

    "Shamrock" and "Erin" Sailing

    "Shamrock" and "Erin" Sailing

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    The Shamrock is seen after its defeat in the 1899 America's Cup, along with the Erin, which served as its tow boat across the Atlantic.

  • 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
  • 1900
    Maude's Naughty Little Brother

    Maude's Naughty Little Brother

    Maude's Naughty Little Brother

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    In a charming dining room a very attractive young lady is seen seated at the table, evidently waiting for the caller who is to share a quiet little...

    Maude's Naughty Little Brother
  • 1909
    The Judgment of Solomon

    The Judgment of Solomon

    The Judgment of Solomon

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    Directed by J. Stuart Blackton.

    The Judgment of Solomon
  • 1907
    Lightning Sketches

    Lightning Sketches

    Lightning Sketches

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    An illustrator draws some sketches at lightning speed. He first illustrates how he can turn a written word into a sketch of that word.

    Lightning Sketches
  • 1908
    The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain

    The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain

    The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain

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    A dancer enchants a leacherous king but rebuffs his advances, resulting in his vengeful anger.

    The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain