

Acting
J.P. McGowan
- Titles
- 248movies
- Career
Active from 1910 to 1938, busiest in 1915 with 33 main titles.
- Directed
- 161titles as director
- Average score
49/100
- Highest rated
Hit the Saddle59/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.3average 2.6
- Crime6.3average 3.7
- Nostalgia6.0average 3.6
- Warfare3.1average 1.2
- Class & Capitalism5.1average 3.3
- Mystery5.6average 4.1
- Physical Comedy3.7average 2.5
- Politics3.9average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.5, average 5.2
- Uncanny1.2, average 2.5
- Fantasy0.5, average 1.8
- Pop Culture1.1, average 2.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Early Cinema 11
- Historical Setting 11
- Classic Western 9
- American Frontier 3
- Melodrama 3
- Vintage Cinema 3
- Good vs. Evil 3
- Historical Drama 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Silent Film 2
- Revenge Story 2
- Silent Film Era 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Helen HolmesActorKaintucky Bill, His Nemesis, Stormy Seas, Duped, Medicine Bend, +59 more
Leo D. MaloneyActorWhispering Smith, A Lass of the Lumberlands, Judith of the Cumberlands, The Flying Freight's Captive, In Danger's Path, +31 more
George A. WilliamsActorKaintucky Bill, His Nemesis, Perils of the Yukon, The Flying Freight's Captive, The Operator at Black Rock, +22 more
Sidney OlcottActorThe Fiddler’s Requiem, Dust of the Desert, The Lad from Old Ireland, The Special Messenger, When the Dead Return, +15 more
Gene GauntierActorThe Fiddler’s Requiem, Dust of the Desert, The Lad from Old Ireland, The Special Messenger, When the Dead Return, +12 more
Bob CusterActorRiders of the North, Mark of the Spur, Code of the West, Riders of the Rio Grande, Quick Trigger Lee, +9 more- SSally WintersWriterThe Call of the Desert, Near the Rainbow's End, The Canyon of Missing Men, The Man from Nowhere, Code of the West, +9 more
Cliff LyonsActorThe Call of the Desert, The Canyon of Missing Men, The Cowboy and the Outlaw, The Old Code, Code of the West, +8 more
Robert G. VignolaActorThe Fiddler’s Requiem, The Lad from Old Ireland, The Railroad Raiders of '62, Railroad Raiders of '62, The Wives of Jamestown, +8 more
Slim WhitakerActorGun Gospel, The Code of the Scarlet, Bad Men's Money, War of the Range, Deadwood Pass, +7 more
Mack V. WrightActorBaffled, Perils of the Yukon, Mistaken Orders, Hit the Saddle, Pioneers of the West, +7 more
Paul HurstActorMedicine Bend, Whispering Smith, A Lass of the Lumberlands, Judith of the Cumberlands, The Hazards of Helen, +6 more
Movies and TV shows
1611930s
35 titles · average score 46

Where the West Begins (1938)
Director

Roaring Six Guns (1937)
Director

Deadwood Pass (1933)
Director

When a Man Rides Alone (1933)
Director

Drum Taps (1933)
Screenplay, Director
46
The Hurricane Express (1932)
Director, Screenplay

Mark of the Spur (1932)
Director

Human Targets (1932)
Director

Riders of the North (1931)
Director

The Call of the Desert (1930)
Director

Near the Rainbow's End (1930)
Director

The Code of Honor (1930)
Director
1920s
65 titles · average score 48

Bad Men's Money (1929)
as Sheriff Bud Jennings

The Law of the Plains (1929)
as Seagrue

Below the Deadline (1929)
as Taggart

The Devil’s Tower (1928)
as George Stilwell

The Lost Express (1926)
as Train Engineer

Red Blood (1925)
as Eagle Custer

Mistaken Orders (1925)
Director

The Ace of Clubs (1925)
Director

Captain Kidd (1922)
Director

Perils of the Yukon (1922)
Director

King of the Circus (1920)
Director
1910s
61 titles

The Red Glove (1919)
Director

The Lure of the Circus (1918)
Director

The Hazards of Helen (1917)
as Various roles

The Diamond Runners (1916)
Scenario Writer, Director

In Danger's Path (1915)
Director

The Leap from the Water Tower (1915)
as Rand - the Fireman

The Pay Train (1915)
Director

The Girl and the Game (1915)
as Spike

The Car of Death (1914)
Director


