J.P. McGowan Movie Trailers
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The Red Glove Trailer (1919)
17 March 1919
On the American frontier in the last decades of the 19th century, Billie is a female cowboy who fights a series of bad men in this film serial.
By a Woman's Wit Trailer (1911)
04 April 1911
Captain Jasper, a Union officer, is sent on a secret service mission to the Confederate headquarters.
The Chinatown Mystery Trailer (1928)
01 September 1928
Restored by the George Eastman House in 2001, this 1928 serial was considered a “last hurrah” for the silent-era serial, and brought together some of the biggest names of the era: director J.
Duped Trailer (1925)
25 April 1925
New Yorker John Holmes, who has made a fortune on Wall Street, receives an urgent message to go West because a California gold mine in which he has invested may be lost due to the larceny of his foreman.
Human Targets Trailer (1932)
10 January 1932
The Dale's need money for their sick mother and Bart Travis, having found gold, says he will provide it.
Plunging Hoofs Trailer (1929)
10 April 1929
Jed Campbell, a "skypilot," and Nanette, a dance hall girl, meet when each goes to rescue Rex, "King of the Wild Horses," from a trap.
The Flying Freight's Captive Trailer (1914)
12 December 1914
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 box car, but gets loose, and leaps to the ground from the speeding train.
His Nemesis Trailer (1914)
18 November 1914
With ruin staring him in the face, Manning, of Manning and Company, commits a theft which averts the crash.
When the Dead Return Trailer (1911)
05 May 1911
acques and Antoine are both in love with the same girl, but Jacques proves the winner and marries Marcele.
The Open Drawbridge Trailer (1915)
27 February 1915
Benton, railroad detective, is assigned to run down the crooks who have been breaking into freight cars near Hobart.
Ireland, the Oppressed Trailer (1912)
14 December 1912
The story of the Emerald Isle years ago. Showing the struggle against poverty, evictions by hard-hearted landlords, hill fighting and the final triumph of the downtrodden.
Call of the Desert Trailer (1930)
01 March 1930
Tod Walker takes Rex Carson's map to a gold mine and leaves him in the desert. Carson recuperates at Jean Walker's ranch and she takes a liking to him.
The Little Engineer Trailer (1915)
30 January 1915
While Hastings, the engineer of Freight No. 3205 is at lunch- in the Lone Point station, Bobby Heywood, the son of an engineer, climbs into the cab of the engine.
Savage Fury Trailer (1956)
01 January 1956
Separately released feature version of the 1935 Serial, Call of the Savage.
The Vanishing Dagger Trailer (1920)
07 June 1920
Adventure serial starring Eddie Polo in 18 chapters. 1. The Scarlet Confession; 2. The Night of Terror; 3.
Borderland Trailer (1937)
26 February 1937
Hoppy goes undercover as an outlaw (which permits him, for once, to drink and be mean to children) to track down a bunch of outlaws operating along the border.
From the Manger to the Cross Trailer (1912)
03 October 1912
The life of Jesus is played out in tableaux shot in the Holy Land.
A Two Fisted Tenderfoot Trailer (1924)
13 February 1924
Pampered Easterner Tom Ransom is sent West by his father, a meatpacking tycoon, to buy a large herd. Tom soon comes into conflict with the agents of Bennett, an unscrupulous rival, who tries to steal the herd from him.
The Patent Leather Pug Trailer (1925)
23 November 1925
The morning after his engagement party, wealthy young New York playboy Billy Hepburn awakens, battered and bruised, but without any memory of what happened the night before.
A Sawmill Hazard Trailer (1913)
11 January 1913
Mrs. Herton, a widow, lives in comfortable circumstances with her son, Roland. Over forty years of age, she is still an attractive woman, but lacks self-reliance and is greatly impressed by Geoffrey Stern who seeks her hand.
Captain Kidd Trailer (1922)
13 June 1922
Swashbuckling serial starring Eddie Polo. Chapter titles: 1. Shanghaied 2. The Pirate's Slave 3. Hidden Treasure 4.
The Whipping Boss Trailer (1924)
09 February 1924
Prison inmates are leased by the state to a lumber company, which makes them work under atrocious and dangerous conditions and treats them as virtual slave laborers.
Whispering Smith Trailer (1916)
05 June 1916
Whispering Smith is a virile, fearless type of the true American whoso theory of life is to give every man a chance to show what is in him.
The Girl on the Trestle Trailer (1915)
10 April 1915
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 minutes, climbs aboard a freight car which coasts down a steep grade near the trestle.
Courage Trailer (1924)
15 December 1924
Allen Jennings, whose father was murdered and his gold mine claim jumped, has been seeking the murderers for years.
The Invaders Trailer (1929)
01 October 1929
Two children--a brother and sister--are the only survivors of an Indian attack on a wagon train, and are soon separated.
Do or Die Trailer (1921)
02 January 1921
A 1921 movie serial directed by J.P. McGowan. Chapters: 1. The Buccaneer's Bride 2. The Hornet's Nest 3.
'Neath Western Skies Trailer (1929)
01 January 1929
Ranch owner Tex McCloud is convinced there is oil under his property and brings in a drilling rig and equipment to drill for it.
When Lovers Part Trailer (1910)
23 December 1910
A young couple’s love is forbidden by the girl’s father. He forces her to write a farewell letter.
Elmo, the Mighty Trailer (1919)
02 January 1919
Mr. Lincoln's tremendous physique fits him especially for serial work, where strength and daring are all important! An 18-episode adventure movie serial where Elmo saves the day through derring-do.
Headin' for Trouble Trailer (1931)
22 September 1931
Cyclone arrives in town just in time to see Slade cheat Courtney at poker. Cyclone takes Courtney's IOU and returns it to him.
Moran of the Mounted Trailer (1926)
03 August 1926
Suspected of having killed the father of the girl he loves, Trooper Moran of the Northwest Mounted Police is given a week to find the culprit or else do away with himself.
Arizona Nights Trailer (1927)
28 August 1927
A miner finds himself swindled by an evil horse trader named Decker.
Webs of Steel Trailer (1925)
01 October 1925
Helen Webb (Helen Holmes) is willfully wooed by a man with a mysterious past (Bruce Gordon) who joins her father's line as a new engineer.
Ships of the Night Trailer (1928)
27 November 1928
In search of her fugitive brother, who wounded a man who was later murdered, Johanna Hearne encounters pirates, a Chinaman with a harem and criminals as slaves, and love on a desert island for ship captain Dan Meloy.
Slim Jim's Last Chance Trailer (1911)
13 April 1911
The prison doors open and Tom Benton, a first timer, and Slim Jim, alias Red Davis, of the underworld, are liberated.
An Arabian Tragedy Trailer (1912)
19 June 1912
Ayub Kashif becomes embittered toward his wife, Fatima, because their union has been childless. He eventually determines to divorce Fatima and free her slave, whom he then will wed.
The Girl Telegrapher's Peril Trailer (1915)
02 January 1915
Blake, a quarrelsome lineman, and a widower with two daughters, is in love with Helen, but she rejects his advances.
The Outlaw Tamer Trailer (1935)
15 March 1935
A masked bandit being chased by a posse is wounded but manages to lose them. He is taken in by a female saloon owner and nursed back to health.
The Slaver Trailer (1927)
07 December 1927
On the coast of Africa, the captain of a ship is about to make a deal to sell a white captive to an African chief as a slave.
Arizona Days Trailer (1928)
01 August 1928
A Cattlemen´s Association hires a detective (Bob Custer) to look into a series of cattle rustlings. To dismantle the plot, an undercover agent will be infiltrating the gang as a bandit.
The Pay Train Trailer (1915)
11 June 1915
Helen, overhearing Tony and his accomplices plotting to derail the pay train and steal its money, is thrown into a cattle car; grabbing a revolver which one of the men has dropped, she shoots the wire controlling the semaphore arm, which then swings up and flashes the danger flag, thus averting disaster in the nick of time.
The Mettle of Jerry McGuire Trailer (1915)
06 November 1915
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.
A String of Pearls Trailer (1914)
01 January 1914
In Batiste, an Italian woman, Haldeman finds the very type he desires to use in his next picture.
Peggy of the Secret Service Trailer (1925)
16 November 1925
The Algerian consul solicits the aid of the Chief of the Secret Service in the apprehension of the sultan's brother, Abdullah, who has fled with the royal harem and the royal jewels to the United States.
Somewhere in Sonora Trailer (1933)
27 May 1933
John Bishop discovers a plot to rob a silver mine belonging to his girlfriend Mary's father and, to foil the evildoers, he joins them.
Trail Raiders Trailer (1928)
01 April 1928
Trail Riders is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Buddy Roosevelt, Lafe McKee, and Betty Baker.
The Special Messenger Trailer (1911)
16 August 1911
During the Civil War, a woman helps her injured husband by delivering an important message to his general.
In Danger's Path Trailer (1915)
26 June 1915
Helen is captured by two yeggmen who throw her into a refrigerator car; finding a meat hook, she chops her way into the ice chamber and reaches the top of the train in time to avert a collision of two trains.
Below the Deadline Trailer (1921)
06 November 1921
Wharf-master Buck Elliot is the leader of a band of murderous crooks. The gang shoots down a policeman in a wharf side scuffle, and Detective Donovan swears revenge on the murderer.
Rustlers of Red Dog Trailer (1935)
01 January 1935
A movie serial in 12 chapters: After gold is discovered in the town of Nugget, the titular band of thieves and cutthroats inundates the frontier settlement.
The Human Chain Trailer (1915)
05 June 1915
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.
The Cyclone Kid Trailer (1931)
26 October 1931
After rancher Harvey Comstock is killed by a rustler in a ploy to buy his ranch cheap, oil is discovered on the ranch.
Medicine Bend Trailer (1916)
03 July 1916
Whispering Smith, a railroad detective, is sent to Medicine Bend to suppress the looting of cars.
Rory O'More Trailer (1911)
03 September 1911
Based on the story of the real-life 17th Century Irish rebel and the eighteen century ballad about him, this one-reeler is one of the Kalem pictures shot by Olcott and his company on their second trip to the Emerald Isle.
The Girl on the Engine Trailer (1915)
24 July 1915
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 Lone Point.
Painted Trail Trailer (1928)
01 February 1928
The Painted Trail is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Buddy Roosevelt, Betty Baker and Leon De La Mothe.
Mystery Valley Trailer (1928)
01 July 1928
Mystery Valley is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Buddy Roosevelt.
Trailin’ Back Trailer (1928)
01 March 1928
Trailin' Back is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Buddy Roosevelt, Lafe McKee and Leon De La Mothe.
The Devil’s Tower Trailer (1928)
01 June 1928
Outlaw "Dutch" Haynes is extorting money from the ranchers by threatening to blow up the dam that keeps the valley from flooding.