J.P. McGowan Movies

  • 1925
    The Lost Express

    The Lost Express

    The Lost Express

    01925HD

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

    The Lost Express
  • 1970
    Headin' for Trouble

    Headin' for Trouble

    Headin' for Trouble

    01970HD

    Cyclone arrives in town just in time to see Slade cheat Courtney at poker. Cyclone takes Courtney's IOU and returns it to him. But Courtney is a...

    Headin' for Trouble
  • 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 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
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1923
    Stormy Seas

    Stormy Seas

    Stormy Seas

    01923HD

    Two men in love with the same girl race to save her when she is trapped aboard a ship on fire in storm-swept seas.

    Stormy Seas
  • 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
  • 1912
    The Mayor from Ireland

    The Mayor from Ireland

    The Mayor from Ireland

    01912HD

    Shamus, humiliated at a Country Dance by Bridget leaves Kerry to travel to New York, where he meets with success. Bridget and her husband Terry read...

    The Mayor from Ireland
  • 1930
    Beyond the Law

    Beyond the Law

    Beyond the Law

    01930HD

    A border saloon - half in California, half in Nevada - is a hangout for frontier gangs.

    Beyond the Law
  • 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
  • 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
    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
  • 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
    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 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
  • 1915
    The Engineer's Peril

    The Engineer's Peril

    The Engineer's Peril

    01915HD

    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
  • 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