John G. Blystone began his career as an actor in The Wheel of Life, Cupid Incognito, Passing of the Beast, and A Wife on a Wager, all 1914. Blystone began directing films himself that same year, initially comedy shorts, and by 1923 he was known for directing Buster Keaton’s silent feature, Our Hospitality. All in all Blystone directed over 100 films in nearly a quarter of a century.