J.P. McGowan Movies

  • 1914
    A String of Pearls

    A String of Pearls

    A String of Pearls

    01914HD

    In Batiste, an Italian woman, Haldeman finds the very type he desires to use in his next picture.

    A String of Pearls
  • 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 Car of Death

    The Car of Death

    The Car of Death

    01914HD

    In this film Helen Holmes was clearly rehearsing for the role that brought to her fame and recognition in a serial that started getting released two...

    The Car of Death
  • 1912
    Vagabonds

    Vagabonds

    Vagabonds

    01912HD

    A story of love triangle, between Nell, Big Jim and Tom.

    Vagabonds
  • 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
  • 1912
    An Arabian Tragedy

    An Arabian Tragedy

    An Arabian Tragedy

    01912HD

    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
  • 1911
    Slim Jim's Last Chance

    Slim Jim's Last Chance

    Slim Jim's Last Chance

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    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
  • 1914
    The Operator at Black Rock

    The Operator at Black Rock

    The Operator at Black Rock

    01914HD

    The holdup of the Fast Mail; the runaway train, and the leap on horseback from a fifty-foot cliff are just some of the action

    The Operator at Black Rock
  • 1929
    The Oklahoma Kid

    The Oklahoma Kid

    The Oklahoma Kid

    01929HD

    A cowboy is ambushed by a gang of outlaws and later falsely accused of being one himself. He ultimately proves his innocence by displaying a tattoo...

    The Oklahoma Kid
  • 1915
    The Mettle of Jerry McGuire

    The Mettle of Jerry McGuire

    The Mettle of Jerry McGuire

    01915HD

    Helen is operator at Bells. Jerry McGuire, engineer on the local freight, and Tom Thornton, his fireman, are both rivals for the hand of the girl....

    The Mettle of Jerry McGuire
  • 1915
    Near Eternity

    Near Eternity

    Near Eternity

    01915HD

    A quarryman, dismissed because of intoxication, blames Billy, the mail clerk, and seeks revenge. He steals several sticks of dynamite, climbs to the...

    Near Eternity
  • 1930
    O'Malley Rides Alone

    O'Malley Rides Alone

    O'Malley Rides Alone

    01930HD

    Mounties O'Malley and Calhoun are sent to see why miners are not returning with their gold. Arriving, they recover the gold from a robbery attempt.

    O'Malley Rides Alone
  • 1915
    The Broken Train

    The Broken Train

    The Broken Train

    01915HD

    Helen spotting two jewel robbers sever the telegraph wires and hop onto a passing freight, jumps into a racing auto and takes off in pursuit. In the...

    The Broken Train
  • 1914
    The Escape on the Limited

    The Escape on the Limited

    The Escape on the Limited

    01914HD

    Brandt, a defaulting cashier, hiding in Lone Point in his effort to throw detectives off his track, cuts the wires of Helen's telephone to prevent...

    The Escape on the Limited
  • 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
  • 1914
    The Lost Mail Sack

    The Lost Mail Sack

    The Lost Mail Sack

    01914HD

    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
  • 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
    Railroad Raiders of '62

    Railroad Raiders of '62

    Railroad Raiders of '62

    51911HD

    Union raiders infiltrate Confederate territory by train. Early film version of the Civil War incident on which Buster Keaton's The General and...

    Railroad Raiders of '62
  • 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
  • 1914
    The Black Diamond Express

    The Black Diamond Express

    The Black Diamond Express

    01914HD

    When Dick, an aeronaut is wrongly accused of shooting Dan, a trouble-making, quarrelsome cowboy, Helen aids his escape on the outgoing Black Diamond...

    The Black Diamond Express