J.P. McGowan Movies

  • 1925
    The Fast Freight

    The Fast Freight

    The Fast Freight

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    Eighth of a series of 8 features produced by Morris R. Schlank starring Helen Holmes and directed by J.P. McGowan for Anchor distribution.

    The Fast Freight
  • 1930
    The Call of the Desert

    The Call of the Desert

    The Call of the Desert

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    Tod Walker takes Rex Carson's map to a gold mine and leaves him in the desert. Carson recuperates at Jean Walker's ranch and she takes a liking to...

    The Call of the Desert
  • 1926
    The Lost Express

    The Lost Express

    The Lost Express

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    Kidnapping and marital reconciliation drive this action film set on a millionaire's private train.

    The Lost Express
  • 1915
    The Engineer's Peril

    The Engineer's Peril

    The Engineer's Peril

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    Helen, the operator at Hobart, warns her friend Anna, the operator at Montville, that Tim Hudson, a notorious swindler, is headed for Montville. Anna...

    The Engineer's Peril
  • 1922
    Hills of Missing Men

    Hills of Missing Men

    Hills of Missing Men

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    A US Army officer is sent undercover into the hills of Mexico's Baja California region to find and bring down the madman Crando and his group of...

    Hills of Missing Men
  • 1916
    A Lass of the Lumberlands

    A Lass of the Lumberlands

    A Lass of the Lumberlands

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    15-episode serial directed by Paul Hurst and J.P. McGowan.

    A Lass of the Lumberlands
  • 1928
    The Lightnin’ Shot

    The Lightnin’ Shot

    The Lightnin’ Shot

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    A silent western film from 1928.

    The Lightnin’ Shot
  • 1936
    Fury and the Woman

    Fury and the Woman

    Fury and the Woman

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    A tough Irishman tries to help a logging company owner on Vancouver Island who is being sabotaged by a nearby competitor.

    Fury and the Woman
  • 1936
    The Prisoner of Shark Island

    The Prisoner of Shark Island

    The Prisoner of Shark Island

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    After healing the leg of the murderer John Wilkes Booth — responsible for the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln — Dr. Samuel A....

    The Prisoner of Shark Island
  • 1912
    The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher

    The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher

    The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher

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    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 Girl Telegrapher's Peril

    The Girl Telegrapher's Peril

    The Girl Telegrapher's Peril

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    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
  • 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
  • 1930
    The Code of Honor

    The Code of Honor

    The 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...

    The Code of Honor
  • 1911
    By a Woman's Wit

    By a Woman's Wit

    By a Woman's Wit

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    Captain Jasper, a Union officer, is sent on a secret service mission to the Confederate headquarters. Safe through the lines Captain Jasper,...

    By a Woman's Wit
  • 1935
    Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

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    In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both...

    Les Misérables
  • 1927
    Thunderbolt's Tracks

    Thunderbolt's Tracks

    Thunderbolt's Tracks

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    A couple of war veterans search for the family of a fallen friend.

    Thunderbolt's Tracks
  • 1931
    So This Is Arizona

    So This Is Arizona

    So This Is Arizona

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    An Arizona Ranger's investigation results in his having to arrest the brother of the girl he loves.

    So This Is Arizona
  • 1925
    The Fighting Sheriff

    The Fighting Sheriff

    The Fighting Sheriff

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    As a result of a blow on his head, suffered when he was robbed of a shipment of platinum by a gang of bandits known as the Wolf Pack, Sheriff Larry...

    The Fighting Sheriff
  • 1919
    The Red Glove

    The Red Glove

    The Red Glove

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    On the American frontier in the last decades of the 19th century, Billie is a female cowboy who fights a series of bad men in this film serial.

    The Red Glove
  • 1915
    The Broken Rail

    The Broken Rail

    The Broken Rail

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    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