Direction: J.P. McGowan

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by J.P. McGowan. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Manhattan Cowboy

1928 · Movie · 54 min. · United States

Direction J.P. McGowan

Cast Bob Custer · Lafe McKee · Mary Mayberry · Slim Whitaker

Plot When easterner Jack Steel gets into trouble with the law again, his father sends him to his ranch out west. There he and Alice Duncan become attracted to each other....

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Tarzan and the Golden Lion

1927 · Movie · 57 min. · United States

Direction J.P. McGowan

Cast James Pierce · Frederick Peters · Edna Murphy · Harold Goodwin

Plot Flora Hawks is in love with the overseer of Tarzan's African estate. After a search for a legendary city of diamonds, Tarzon races with his pet lion Jad-bal-ja to save...

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The Hurricane Express

1932 · Movie · 227 min. · United States

Direction J.P. McGowan · Armand Schaefer

Cast John Wayne · Shirley Grey · Conway Tearle · Tully Marshall

Plot When his father is killed in a train wreck, Larry Baker vows to unmask a mysterious criminal called "The Wrecker," who has targeted the L&M Railroad for deadly" accidents."

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Below the Deadline

1929 · Movie · 57 min. · United States

Direction J.P. McGowan

Cast Frank Leigh · Barbara Worth · Arthur Rankin · Walter Merrill

Plot Beau Nash is a "gentleman crook" who headquarters his gang of jewel thieves in a run-down boardinghouse. When one of his gang, Mike, gets arrested, his sister Claire--aka "Lady Byron"--swears...

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A Desperate Adventure

1924 · Movie · 50 min. · United States

Direction J.P. McGowan

Cast Franklyn Farnum · Marie Walcamp · Priscilla Bonner

Plot A Western in five acts in which an agent of the Secret Service pretends to be a criminal in order to infiltrate a gang of smugglers.

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The Ace of Clubs

1925 · Movie · 63 min. · United States

Direction J.P. McGowan

Cast Al Hoxie · Peggy Montgomery · Andrew Waldron · Minna Redman

Plot Both Jack Horton's father and then his brother have been killed with an ace of clubs left on their body. Attracted to McGill's newly arrived niece, Jack visits her and...

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