J.P. McGowan Movies

  • 1912
    Far from Erin's Isle

    Far from Erin's Isle

    Far from Erin's Isle

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    Kathleen leaves behind her sweetheart in Ireland to emigrate to New York, finding a position in a sweet shop, until a strike forces her to seek...

    Far from Erin's Isle
  • 1912
    The Shaughraun

    The Shaughraun

    The Shaughraun

    01912HD

    Robert Ffolliott is a young Irish lad who is done out of his land and sent off to a penal colony in Australia following false accusations by the...

    The Shaughraun
  • 1927
    Red Signals

    Red Signals

    Red Signals

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    Sabotage on the railroad with trains being derailed and looted. Good coverage of the Santa Fe La Grande Station that was demolished in 1939 due to...

    Red Signals
  • 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
  • 1928
    The Chinatown Mystery

    The Chinatown Mystery

    The Chinatown Mystery

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    Restored by the George Eastman House in 2001, this 1928 serial was considered a “last hurrah” for the silent-era serial, and brought...

    The Chinatown Mystery
  • 1930
    Code of Honor

    Code of Honor

    Code of Honor

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    Cardsharp Jack Cardigan decides to go straight when he meets Doris Bradfield, but is forced to use his talents on behalf of her dad, whose land-grant...

    Code of Honor
  • 1937
    Jungle Jim

    Jungle Jim

    Jungle Jim

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    Two safaris enter the African jungle intent on finding a white girl who is the heiress to a fortune. One safari, led by Jungle Jim, wants to make...

    Jungle Jim
  • 1935
    Diamond Jim

    Diamond Jim

    Diamond Jim

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    A loose biopic based on the life of Gilded Age tycoon "Diamond" Jim Brady.

    Diamond Jim
  • 1920
    Elmo the Fearless

    Elmo the Fearless

    Elmo the Fearless

    01920HD

    Elmo finds himself in 18 different hair raising and dangerous adventures always escaping in the nick of time!

    Elmo the Fearless
  • 1935
    Whispering Smith Speaks

    Whispering Smith Speaks

    Whispering Smith Speaks

    01935HD

    O'Brien is "Whispering" Smith, so named because he speaks softly but knows how to fend for himself. The son of a railroad president, Smith is...

    Whispering Smith Speaks
  • 1936
    The Accusing Finger

    The Accusing Finger

    The Accusing Finger

    4.71936HD

    A proud, pro-capital punishment district attorney with a 90% execution rate, finds himself wrongly convicted of murdering his estranged wife and...

    The Accusing Finger
  • 1914
    The Lost Mail Sack

    The Lost Mail Sack

    The Lost Mail Sack

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    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
  • 1937
    Roaring Six Guns

    Roaring Six Guns

    Roaring Six Guns

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    Sinclair has a government lease on range land that is about to expire. George Ringold wants the land and hires Roberts and his men. But they turn out...

    Roaring Six Guns
  • 1938
    Kidnapped

    Kidnapped

    Kidnapped

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    Robert Louis Stevenson's hero David Balfour joins rebel Alan Breck Stewart in 18th-century Scotland.

    Kidnapped
  • 1915
    The Broken Train

    The Broken Train

    The Broken Train

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    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
  • 1929
    The Lawless Legion

    The Lawless Legion

    The Lawless Legion

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    Cal Stanley goes undercover as a beef buyer in order to catch the gang responsible for stealing the area's cattle.

    The Lawless Legion
  • 1911
    The Special Messenger

    The Special Messenger

    The Special Messenger

    01911HD

    During the Civil War, a woman helps her injured husband by delivering an important message to his general.

    The Special Messenger
  • 1927
    Gun Gospel

    Gun Gospel

    Gun Gospel

    01927HD

    From Death Valley in the Mojave Desert to Mount Whittier, the outlaw gangs are wreaking havoc on the gold and money shipments from the mines and...

    Gun Gospel
  • 1914
    The Stolen Engine

    The Stolen Engine

    The Stolen Engine

    01914HD

    A pair of crooks steal a valuable package, hold up the crew of a freight engine, and compel the engineer to aid their escape. Learning this, Helen...

    The Stolen Engine
  • 1929
    Headin' Westward

    Headin' Westward

    Headin' Westward

    01929HD

    Concern for her father, who is being slowly ruined by cattle rustling, prompts Mary Benson to do some investigating in a distant cattle town, where...

    Headin' Westward