J.P. McGowan Movies

  • 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
  • 1916
    A Lass of the Lumberlands

    A Lass of the Lumberlands

    A Lass of the Lumberlands

    01916HD

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

    A Lass of the Lumberlands
  • 1928
    The Black Ace

    The Black Ace

    The Black Ace

    01928HD

    Story of a a Texas Ranger whose foster-father has been falsely accused of a series of crimes.

    The Black Ace
  • 1914
    The Flaw in the Alibi

    The Flaw in the Alibi

    The Flaw in the Alibi

    01914HD

    It shows how a scheming bank employee manages to get an alibi and fix the guilt of his theft on the assistant cashier.

    The Flaw in the Alibi
  • 1914
    The Flying Freight's Captive

    The Flying Freight's Captive

    The Flying Freight's Captive

    01914HD

    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
  • 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
  • 1915
    The Girl and the Game

    The Girl and the Game

    The Girl and the Game

    01915HD

    Irrepressible Helen Rhinelander, the daughter of a railroad president. A dastardly villain, Segrue, however, desires not only Helen but also the...

    The Girl and the Game
  • 1915
    The Girl Engineer

    The Girl Engineer

    The Girl Engineer

    01915HD

    A crooked mine owner attempts to hijack his rival's shipment of ore, but Helen foils his plot by jumping onto the engine and pulling the throttle...

    The Girl Engineer
  • 1915
    When Rogues Fall Out

    When Rogues Fall Out

    When Rogues Fall Out

    01915HD

    Holmes, the president of the S.L. Railway, has been trying very hard to secure a new franchise for his company. Frank Hynes, an acquaintance of...

    When Rogues Fall Out
  • 1915
    The Box Car Trap

    The Box Car Trap

    The Box Car Trap

    01915HD

    Jim, determined to ruin a box car brake test, hides inside, removes the flooring, and ruins the brake apparatus. As a result, the box car runs wild,...

    The Box Car Trap
  • 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
  • 1915
    The Girl on the Engine

    The Girl on the Engine

    The Girl on the Engine

    01915HD

    When informed by Helen that the rival railroad proposes to cross the Salt Lake's tracks, McKay, Division Superintendent, rushes a guard of men to...

    The Girl on the Engine
  • 1915
    The Girl at Lone Point

    The Girl at Lone Point

    The Girl at Lone Point

    01915HD

    Helen catches two yeggmen who have broken into a freight car which has been detached from a train because of a hot box and are attempting to rifle...

    The Girl at Lone Point
  • 1915
    A Desperate Leap

    A Desperate Leap

    A Desperate Leap

    01915HD

    As the freight train on which are riding Mike and Leary, two knights of the road, passes the station at Hynes, the tramps steal the mail bag which...

    A Desperate Leap
  • 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
  • 1924
    Crossed Trails

    Crossed Trails

    Crossed Trails

    01924HD

    Crossed Trails
  • 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
  • 1915
    A Deed of Daring

    A Deed of Daring

    A Deed of Daring

    01915HD

    Upon learning that a gang of smugglers are using freight cars to bring Chinamen across the border, the railroad officials order all employees to keep...

    A Deed of Daring
  • 1914
    Kaintucky Bill

    Kaintucky Bill

    Kaintucky Bill

    01914HD

    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
    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