J.P. McGowan Movies

  • 1925
    Outwitted

    Outwitted

    Outwitted

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    After being captured by T-Man Jack Blaisdell and sentenced to 20 years of hard labor on a counterfeiting rap, Tiger McGuire is sprung from jail by...

    Outwitted
  • 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
  • 1921
    Tiger True

    Tiger True

    Tiger True

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    Tiring of hunting big game in the jungle, Jack Lodge, son of a wealthy man, seeks adventure in the underworld district of a big city.

    Tiger True
  • 1914
    The Flying Freight's Captive

    The Flying Freight's Captive

    The Flying Freight's Captive

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    Helen receives a cypher message about a jewel robbery and trails the yeggmen to their lair. Discovered, Helen is bound and gagged and thrown into a...

    The Flying Freight's Captive
  • 1911
    The Fiddler’s Requiem

    The Fiddler’s Requiem

    The Fiddler’s Requiem

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    The old musician playing his fiddle in his garret home dreams of his youth and his lost love. As the past unfolds itself he sees his sweetheart,...

    The Fiddler’s Requiem
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 1926
    Crossed Signals

    Crossed Signals

    Crossed Signals

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    A federal agent is sent to a small town to bust up a counterfeiting ring, which is apparently headquartered in the local railway station. The...

    Crossed Signals
  • 1915
    The Railroad Raiders of '62

    The Railroad Raiders of '62

    The Railroad Raiders of '62

    01915HD

    Lockwood, the old, one-armed flagman at Lone Point, tells Helen and a young soldier of his experiences during the Civil War, and how he lost his arm....

    The Railroad Raiders of '62
  • 1914
    The Plot at the Railroad Cut

    The Plot at the Railroad Cut

    The Plot at the Railroad Cut

    01914HD

    In the second entry of the popular Hazards of Helen series, Helen, is temporarily assigned as a telegraph operator at Quarry Depot; bad blood springs...

    The Plot at the Railroad Cut
  • 1930
    The Hunted Men

    The Hunted Men

    The Hunted Men

    01930HD

    Spitzer wants the Gordon ranch, so he has his men waylay and rob him as he returns with money. Dick finding the body also finds a blood soaked money...

    The Hunted Men
  • 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
    His Mother

    His Mother

    His Mother

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

    His Mother
  • 1917
    The Railroad Raiders

    The Railroad Raiders

    The Railroad Raiders

    01917HD

    A silent movie serial now lost. CHAPTER TITLES: 1. Circumstantial Evidence; 2. A Double Steal; 3. Inside Treachery; 4. A Race for a Fortune; 5. A...

    The Railroad Raiders
  • 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
  • 1925
    The Fast Freight

    The Fast Freight

    The Fast Freight

    01925HD

    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
  • 1911
    Slim Jim's Last Chance

    Slim Jim's Last Chance

    Slim Jim's Last Chance

    41911HD

    The prison doors open and Tom Benton, a first timer, and Slim Jim, alias Red Davis, of the underworld, are liberated. Tom learns that the prison odor...

    Slim Jim's Last Chance
  • 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
  • 1915
    The Girl on the Trestle

    The Girl on the Trestle

    The Girl on the Trestle

    01915HD

    A wagon load of powder explodes, destroying the railroad trestle under which it is passing; Helen, knowing that a passenger train is due within a few...

    The Girl on the Trestle