J.P. McGowan Movies

  • 1920
    King of the Circus

    King of the Circus

    King of the Circus

    01920HD

    Eddie King goes up against a villainous circus owner in this action adventure which was directed by genre specialist J.P. McGowan and released in 18...

    King of the Circus
  • 1929
    The Fighting Terror

    The Fighting Terror

    The Fighting Terror

    01929HD

    Bill attempts to apprehend the villain who killed his brother. Unfortunately, a crooked border-town sheriff is in his way.

    The Fighting Terror
  • 1924
    Crossed Trails

    Crossed Trails

    Crossed Trails

    01924HD

    Crossed Trails
  • 1911
    A Sawmill Hero

    A Sawmill Hero

    A Sawmill Hero

    01911HD

    Jim Hemminway went to college, but did not make good. He had a fine time, but flunked in his studies. His father, displeased with Jim's college...

    A Sawmill Hero
  • 1936
    Silver Spurs

    Silver Spurs

    Silver Spurs

    01936HD

    Janet Allison witnesses Art Holden and his gang hold up the Station Agent. When she identifies Holden to the Sheriff, the Sheriff gives Holden an...

    Silver Spurs
  • 1930
    Code of Honor

    Code of Honor

    Code of Honor

    01930HD

    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
  • 1935
    The Outlaw Tamer

    The Outlaw Tamer

    The Outlaw Tamer

    01935HD

    A masked bandit being chased by a posse is wounded but manages to lose them. He is taken in by a female saloon owner and nursed back to health.

    The Outlaw Tamer
  • 1911
    The Colleen Bawn

    The Colleen Bawn

    The Colleen Bawn

    6.51911HD

    A young Irish boy has fallen in love with a poor girl and wants to marry her, but his mother will stop at nothing, including murder, to see that he...

    The Colleen Bawn
  • 1915
    The Human Chain

    The Human Chain

    The Human Chain

    01915HD

    Deering and his gang rifle the station safe and gain possession of some valuable gems; Helen seizes the package and throws it into the river. In...

    The Human Chain
  • 1912
    Winning a Widow

    Winning a Widow

    Winning a Widow

    01912HD

    While crossing the Atlantic, Jim White, an American tourist, is attracted by a charming young widow. He succeeds in making the lady's acquaintance...

    Winning a Widow
  • 1930
    The Man from Nowhere

    The Man from Nowhere

    The Man from Nowhere

    01930HD

    A tramp cowboy butts in on a western family fray where a step-brother is trying to wrestle an estate away from a sick man and falls for the blonde...

    The Man from Nowhere
  • 1912
    Captured by Bedouins

    Captured by Bedouins

    Captured by Bedouins

    01912HD

    An American officer disguises himself as an Arab in order to rescue an American woman kidnapped by Arab tribesmen.

    Captured by Bedouins
  • 1910
    When Lovers Part

    When Lovers Part

    When Lovers Part

    41910HD

    A young couple’s love is forbidden by the girl’s father. He forces her to write a farewell letter. Three years later, the Civil War...

    When Lovers Part
  • 1915
    The Death Train

    The Death Train

    The Death Train

    01915HD

    The smashed corner of a trunk containing counterfeiting paraphernalia reveals to Helen that there is treachery afoot at Lone Point. Detectives...

    The Death Train
  • 1912
    The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher

    The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher

    The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher

    01912HD

    Anna Q. Nilsson plays a shy telegrapher who foils a gang of train robbers in this vintage short subject directed by J.P. McGowan.

    The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher
  • 1915
    The Broken Rail

    The Broken Rail

    The Broken Rail

    01915HD

    Spang, a tramp telegrapher, is knocked down by a freight car while walking up the siding near Lone Point. Helen witnesses the accident and by quick...

    The Broken Rail
  • 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
  • 1915
    The Girl Telegrapher's Peril

    The Girl Telegrapher's Peril

    The Girl Telegrapher's Peril

    01915HD

    Blake, a quarrelsome lineman, and a widower with two daughters, is in love with Helen, but she rejects his advances. Helen spies Myra, Blake's three...

    The Girl Telegrapher's Peril
  • 1915
    The Open Drawbridge

    The Open Drawbridge

    The Open Drawbridge

    01915HD

    Benton, railroad detective, is assigned to run down the crooks who have been breaking into freight cars near Hobart. Helen, the telegraph operator at...

    The Open Drawbridge
  • 1927
    The Outlaw Dog

    The Outlaw Dog

    The Outlaw Dog

    01927HD

    When his master is attacked and left speechless, Ranger is held responsible. On the lam from the Law, the canine hero links up with telegrapher Bill...

    The Outlaw Dog