J.P. McGowan Movies

  • 1915
    A Life in the Balance

    A Life in the Balance

    A Life in the Balance

    01915HD

    King attempts to tighten the brake of a freight car standing near the summit of a steep grade at Lone Point. Suddenly, the brake chain snaps and the...

    A Life in the Balance
  • 1914
    The Lost Mail Sack

    The Lost Mail Sack

    The Lost Mail Sack

    01914HD

    A piece of lumber projecting from the side of a freight car picks up the mail sack hanging from the crane at Bell Station. Two hobos find the sack...

    The Lost Mail Sack
  • 1915
    A Deed of Daring

    A Deed of Daring

    A Deed of Daring

    01915HD

    Upon learning that a gang of smugglers are using freight cars to bring Chinamen across the border, the railroad officials order all employees to keep...

    A Deed of Daring
  • 1912
    The Poacher's Pardon

    The Poacher's Pardon

    The Poacher's Pardon

    01912HD

    A gamekeeper's daughter is shot while warning a poacher.

    The Poacher's Pardon
  • 1925
    The Road Agent

    The Road Agent

    The Road Agent

    01925HD

    A rancher has left his spread to his long lost son, but only if he shows up to claim it. A mean-fisted fugitive from justice looks just like the...

    The Road Agent
  • 1915
    The Box Car Trap

    The Box Car Trap

    The Box Car Trap

    01915HD

    Jim, determined to ruin a box car brake test, hides inside, removes the flooring, and ruins the brake apparatus. As a result, the box car runs wild,...

    The Box Car Trap
  • 1913
    The Wives of Jamestown

    The Wives of Jamestown

    The Wives of Jamestown

    01913HD

    The romance between Bryan O'Sullivan and Lady Geraldine is broken when he unjusily suspects that she is unfaithful. He sails for America, and,...

    The Wives of Jamestown
  • 1912
    Ireland, the Oppressed

    Ireland, the Oppressed

    Ireland, the Oppressed

    01912HD

    The story of the Emerald Isle years ago. Showing the struggle against poverty, evictions by hard-hearted landlords, hill fighting and the final...

    Ireland, the Oppressed
  • 1915
    The Broken Train

    The Broken Train

    The Broken Train

    01915HD

    Helen spotting two jewel robbers sever the telegraph wires and hop onto a passing freight, jumps into a racing auto and takes off in pursuit. In the...

    The Broken Train
  • 1915
    When Rogues Fall Out

    When Rogues Fall Out

    When Rogues Fall Out

    01915HD

    Holmes, the president of the S.L. Railway, has been trying very hard to secure a new franchise for his company. Frank Hynes, an acquaintance of...

    When Rogues Fall Out
  • 1912
    An Arabian Tragedy

    An Arabian Tragedy

    An Arabian Tragedy

    01912HD

    Ayub Kashif becomes embittered toward his wife, Fatima, because their union has been childless. He eventually determines to divorce Fatima and free...

    An Arabian Tragedy
  • 1924
    Courage

    Courage

    Courage

    01924HD

    Allen Jennings, whose father was murdered and his gold mine claim jumped, has been seeking the murderers for years. One day, a mine owner and rancher...

    Courage
  • 1915
    The Fate of Number One

    The Fate of Number One

    The Fate of Number One

    01915HD

    Their demand for money having gone unheeded, Garibaldi and his gang wreck Number One. Howard, who attempts to interfere, is battered into...

    The Fate of Number One
  • 1925
    The Ace of Clubs

    The Ace of Clubs

    The Ace of Clubs

    51925HD

    Cowboy Jack Horton searches for the killer of his father and brother, both of whom were found with an ace of clubs pinned to their bodies.

    The Ace of Clubs
  • 1915
    A Desperate Leap

    A Desperate Leap

    A Desperate Leap

    01915HD

    As the freight train on which are riding Mike and Leary, two knights of the road, passes the station at Hynes, the tramps steal the mail bag which...

    A Desperate Leap
  • 1927
    The Royal American

    The Royal American

    The Royal American

    01927HD

    Story of a young shanghaied sailor. Forced to work as a deckhand on a rough-and-tumble transport vessel, the sailor ends up in South America, where...

    The Royal American
  • 1915
    The Fast Mail's Danger

    The Fast Mail's Danger

    The Fast Mail's Danger

    01915HD

    Down and out, Bob, an engineer, drifts into town. His condition excites Helen's sympathy. Using her influence, the girl secures him a position with...

    The Fast Mail's Danger
  • 1912
    His Mother

    His Mother

    His Mother

    41912HD

    An Irish mother uses her life savings to pay for her son, a talented musician, to study in America.

    His Mother
  • 1914
    The Black Diamond Express

    The Black Diamond Express

    The Black Diamond Express

    01914HD

    When Dick, an aeronaut is wrongly accused of shooting Dan, a trouble-making, quarrelsome cowboy, Helen aids his escape on the outgoing Black Diamond...

    The Black Diamond Express
  • 1912
    Vagabonds

    Vagabonds

    Vagabonds

    01912HD

    A story of love triangle, between Nell, Big Jim and Tom.

    Vagabonds