J.P. McGowan Movie Trailers

Beyond the Law Trailer (1930)

01 October 1930

A saloon on the border between California and Nevada becomes the hideout for "Texas" Jack Slade's gang of rustlers.

The Last Roundup Trailer (1929)

30 June 1929

There is trouble on the Bar D ranch as cowhand Mile Ahead plans to rustle the herd. He starts a fire on the opposite side of the ranch to keep the hands busy and also kidnaps the new school teacher.

When Rogues Fall Out Trailer (1915)

25 December 1915

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

The Girl Engineer Trailer (1915)

17 April 1915

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 wide open, eventually exposing the unscrupulous villain.

The Man from Nowhere Trailer (1930)

04 April 1930

A tramp cowboy butts in on a western family fray where a step-brother is trying to wrestle an estate away from a sick man and falls for the blonde niece.

The Lost Express Trailer (1917)

17 September 1917

A train that is carrying the formula for a valuable form of granulated gasoline disappears before it reaches its destination.

Hills of Missing Men Trailer (1922)

26 February 1922

A US Army officer is sent undercover into the hills of Mexico's Baja California region to find and bring down the madman Crando and his group of crazed followers, who are setting up their own criminal empire spreading from Mexico into the United States.

The Ace of Clubs Trailer (1925)

14 July 1925

Cowboy Jack Horton searches for the killer of his father and brother, both of whom were found with an ace of clubs pinned to their bodies.

Winning a Widow Trailer (1912)

05 July 1912

While crossing the Atlantic, Jim White, an American tourist, is attracted by a charming young widow. He succeeds in making the lady's acquaintance through her four-year-old son and thereafter he becomes a persistent suitor and shadow.

The Operator at Black Rock Trailer (1914)

05 August 1914

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

Mistaken Orders Trailer (1925)

29 June 1925

Vincent Barton, the son of the vice-president of a railroad company, takes a job as the depot agent at Bynes.

The Black Diamond Express Trailer (1914)

19 December 1914

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

The Mayor from Ireland Trailer (1912)

30 November 1912

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

The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher Trailer (1912)

21 September 1912

Anna Q. Nilsson plays a shy telegrapher who foils a gang of train robbers in this vintage short subject directed by J.

A Life in the Balance Trailer (1915)

03 April 1915

King attempts to tighten the brake of a freight car standing near the summit of a steep grade at Lone Point.

When Lightning Strikes Trailer (1934)

18 December 1934

Lightning the German Shepherd dog stars in this wilderness melodrama.

The Railroad Raiders of '62 Trailer (1915)

20 March 1915

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.

Dugan of the Dugouts Trailer (1928)

15 April 1928

A young man joins the army to impress his girlfriend. He soon finds out that his sergeant is actually an enemy spy, but before he can take any action, he and his girlfriend are kidnapped by enemy soldiers, and devise an unusual method of escape from capture.

The Stolen Engine Trailer (1914)

05 December 1914

A pair of crooks steal a valuable package, hold up the crew of a freight engine, and compel the engineer to aid their escape.

A Deed of Daring Trailer (1915)

17 July 1915

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 strict watch for traffic of this nature.

The Engineer's Peril Trailer (1915)

20 February 1915

Helen, the operator at Hobart, warns her friend Anna, the operator at Montville, that Tim Hudson, a notorious swindler, is headed for Montville.

The Broken Circuit Trailer (1915)

16 January 1915

Attempting to prevent an armed robbery in the paymaster's office, Helen is bound and gagged, and the thieves escape on a hand car.

Far from Erin's Isle Trailer (1912)

14 February 1912

Kathleen leaves behind her sweetheart in Ireland to emigrate to New York, finding a position in a swt

A Race for a Crossing Trailer (1915)

24 April 1915

Sharky, a rival road agent, plots to spoil a trial run to be made on Helen's road that will win a mail contract.

Railroad Raiders of '62 Trailer (1911)

15 June 1911

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

The Canyon of Missing Men Trailer (1930)

01 June 1930

Dave Brandon (Tom Tyler) tries to break away from his life of crime, but his old gang won't let him.

Covered Wagon Trails Trailer (1930)

01 February 1930

Deputy Sheriff "Smoke" Sanderson (Bob Custer) is after a gang of smugglers, led by Brad Vogel (J.P. McGowan) operating along the Texas/Mexico border but he does not know that Chet Clayton (Perry Murdock), the brother of his sweetheart, Wanda Clayton (Phyllis Bainbridge), is one of the gang members.

Breezy Bill Trailer (1930)

24 January 1930

A young rancher falsely accused of kidnapping his own stepfather, the aptly named Henry Pennypincher.

Tiger True Trailer (1921)

08 January 1921

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.

Perils of the Rail Trailer (1926)

22 October 1926

A section boss for the railroad sets out to catch a gang of thieves who have been stealing ore shipments from his company's trains.

The Hazards of Helen Trailer (1917)

24 February 1917

The Hazards of Helen is an American melodramatic adventure film serial of 119 twelve-minute episodes released between November 7, 1914 and February 24, 1917.

Riders of the Rio Grande Trailer (1929)

27 September 1929

Jack is a cowboy posing as an outlaw in order to infiltrate the gang of counterfeiters who has kidnapped Barbara.

The Broken Rail Trailer (1915)

04 September 1915

Spang, a tramp telegrapher, is knocked down by a freight car while walking up the siding near Lone Point.

The Hazards of Helen Ep26: The Wild Engine Trailer (1915)

07 May 1915

Helen, informed of the danger which menaces an excursion train because another engine on the same track is running wild, mounts a motorcycle and speeds down the track to warn the passengers of their imminent peril.

Ambushed Trailer (1925)

01 July 1925

A Desperate Leap Trailer (1915)

27 November 1915

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 had been placed on the crane by the postmaster of that place.

Helen's Sacrifice Trailer (1914)

14 November 1914

In the first entry in the popular Hazards of Helen series, Helen, the night telegraph operator at Lone Point, relieves Benton, the day operator, several hours ahead of time, because he is caring for his sick child.

A Wild Ride Trailer (1915)

10 July 1915

The bad blood existing between Reardon and Haley results in a fight in which Reardon is worsted. Reardon, vowing vengeance, climbs back aboard his engine while Haley resumes his station.

The Lost Express Trailer (1926)

15 August 1926

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