J.P. McGowan Movies

  • 1914
    Kaintucky Bill

    Kaintucky Bill

    Kaintucky Bill

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    The old sheriff dies. In jest, the mountaineers nominate Kaintucky Bill, the worst moonshiner in the state, for the office. Considering it a huge...

    Kaintucky Bill
  • 1915
    The Broken Circuit

    The Broken Circuit

    The Broken Circuit

    01915HD

    Attempting to prevent an armed robbery in the paymaster's office, Helen is bound and gagged, and the thieves escape on a hand car. With her feet...

    The Broken Circuit
  • 1912
    An Arabian Tragedy

    An Arabian Tragedy

    An Arabian Tragedy

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    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
  • 1929
    A Texas Cowboy

    A Texas Cowboy

    A Texas Cowboy

    71929HD

    Dick Carlysle returns home to find that his mother has married Brute Kettle who is really out to get the Carlysle ranch. First Kettle gets Bennett to...

    A Texas Cowboy
  • 1929
    Riders of the Rio Grande

    Riders of the Rio Grande

    Riders of the Rio Grande

    81929HD

    Jack is a cowboy posing as an outlaw in order to infiltrate the gang of counterfeiters who has kidnapped Barbara.

    Riders of the Rio Grande
  • 1926
    Perils of the Rail

    Perils of the Rail

    Perils of the Rail

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    A section boss for the railroad sets out to catch a gang of thieves who have been stealing ore shipments from his company's trains.

    Perils of the Rail
  • 1931
    Quick Trigger Lee

    Quick Trigger Lee

    Quick Trigger Lee

    81931HD

    Jeremy Wales, a crook who stays on the safe side of the law but bends it whenever possible,has tricked short-sighted John 'Dad" Saunders to sign a...

    Quick Trigger Lee
  • 1932
    The Scarlet Brand

    The Scarlet Brand

    The Scarlet Brand

    71932HD

    In The Scarlet Brand, a young cowpoke tricked into rustling cattle and hell-bent on getting revenge against the poacher who set him up.

    The Scarlet Brand
  • 1911
    The Special Messenger

    The Special Messenger

    The Special Messenger

    81911HD

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

    The Special Messenger
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1921
    Below the Deadline

    Below the Deadline

    Below the Deadline

    71921HD

    Wharf-master Buck Elliot is the leader of a band of murderous crooks. The gang shoots down a policeman in a wharf side scuffle, and Detective Donovan...

    Below the Deadline
  • 1915
    In Danger's Path

    In Danger's Path

    In Danger's Path

    51915HD

    Helen is captured by two yeggmen who throw her into a refrigerator car; finding a meat hook, she chops her way into the ice chamber and reaches the...

    In Danger's Path
  • 1927
    The Royal American

    The Royal American

    The Royal American

    81927HD

    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
  • 1914
    Helen's Sacrifice

    Helen's Sacrifice

    Helen's Sacrifice

    01914HD

    In the first entry in the popular Hazards of Helen series, Helen, the night telegraph operator at Lone Point, relieves Benton, the day operator,...

    Helen's Sacrifice
  • 1912
    Far from Erin's Isle

    Far from Erin's Isle

    Far from Erin's Isle

    01912HD

    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
  • 1930
    Covered Wagon Trails

    Covered Wagon Trails

    Covered Wagon Trails

    101930HD

    Deputy Sheriff "Smoke" Sanderson (Bob Custer) is after a gang of smugglers, led by Brad Vogel (J.P. McGowan) operating along the Texas/Mexico border...

    Covered Wagon Trails
  • 1925
    A Desperate Chance

    A Desperate Chance

    A Desperate Chance

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    Girl's father who is in sore financial straits because of a corporation man is aided by stranger who reveals that his father was ruined same way by...

    A Desperate Chance
  • 1925
    Cold Nerve

    Cold Nerve

    Cold Nerve

    101925HD

    Not only is Cody cheated out of his valuable property, he also faces trial on a charge of robbery and murder.

    Cold Nerve
  • 1915
    The Midnight Limited

    The Midnight Limited

    The Midnight Limited

    01915HD

    Under the influence of liquor, Griffin foolishly displays a roll of bills. Wheeler and Walter, yeggmen, see the money and trail the traveler to the...

    The Midnight Limited