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