List of the best J.P. McGowan movies: Rough Riding Rhythm(1937), Roaring Six Guns(1937), The Outlaw Tamer(1934), Deadwood Pass(1933), When a Man Rides Alone(1933), Mark of the Spur(1932), Tarzan and the Golden Lion(1927), Drum Taps(1933), Where the West Begins(1938), Near the Rainbow's End(1930), Hurricane Express(1932), Stampede(1936) ... ...
Western
USA
1937
Minutes
Director
When Jim and Scrubby arrive to see Scrubby's sister, they find her murdered and suspect it was her no good husband Jake. But Jake and his men have just robbed the stage and two dectectives ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1937
57 Minutes
Director
Kermit Maynard Mary Hayes Sam Flint
cowboy girlfriend uncle banker rancher suspenseful thrilling emotional brooding american west small town ranch saloon marriage land grab murder greed romantic dilemma family mystery
Sinclair has a government lease on range land that is about to expire. George Ringold wants the land and hires Roberts and his men. But they turn out to be a gang of killers and trouble ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1934
60 Minutes
Director
Lane Chandler Janet Morgan Charles Whitaker
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.
Western
USA
1933
62 Minutes
Director
The Hawk has broken out of prison and the Sheriff and Sorrenson have a plan to have Whitlock pose as the Hawk, infiltrate the gang, and recover the stolen bonds. All goes well until The Chief who knows the real Hawk arrives.
Western
USA
1933
60 Minutes
Director
Tom Tyler Adele Lacy Alan Bridge Bob Burns Frank Ball Barney Furey Edmund Burns Alma Chester
outlaw daughter sheriff mine owner hero rousing engaging tense stagecoach wild west house sheriff's office corruption banditry kidnapping justice old west romance discovery escape
The Llano Kid is robbing stages but only taking money from Montana Slade's Cottonwood Mine. He then gives the money to those cheated by Slade. The Sheriff is after him and eventually ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1932
60 Minutes
Director
Bob Custer Lillian Rich Franklyn Farnum Bud Osborne Blackie Whitcomb George Chesebro
ranch hand adopted daughter brother thug father sheriff thrilling melodramatic uneasy ranch house sheriff's office wild west frontier murder frame-up brother/sister relationship investigation law and order old west
A young ranch foreman, Bud Drake aka The Kid, is wrongfully arrested for the theft of six-thousand dollars from ranch-owner "Hardshell" Beckett. He escapes and with the aid of Beckett's adopted daughter, Alice, sets out to clear his name.
Adventure, Action
USA
1927
57 Minutes
Director
Jim Pierce Frederick Peters Edna Murphy Harold Goodwin Dorothy Dunbar Boris Karloff D'Arcy Corrigan Robert Bolder
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 Haws from being sacrificed to a lion-god.
Western
USA
1933
61 Minutes
Director
Ken Maynard Dorothy Dix Frank Coghlan Jr. Charles Stevens Alan Bridge Harry Semels James Mason Charles Whitaker Kermit Maynard Hooper Atchley
rancher father brother outlaw sheriff cowboy engaging spirited tense cattle ranch sheriff's office house frontier wild west cattle rustling frame-up old west justice law and order crime
Skinner and his gang are grabbing land from the ranchers. When they go after Kerry's ranch Ken stops them. Skinner frames Ken for rustling but the Sheriff is on Ken's side, and with the ... See full summary »
Musical, Western
USA
1938
56 Minutes
Director
Addison Randall Fuzzy Knight Luana Walters Arthur Housman Kit Guard Ralph Peters Joe Garcia Richard Alexander
Lynne Reed, Jack Manning's fiancĂ©e, is stagestruck and wants to go to New York for a career. She is encouraged in this delusion that she is a great actress by Barnes, who offers to buy her ... See full summary »
Western
1930
56 Minutes
Director
Bob Steele Louise Lorraine Lafe McKee Al Ferguson Alfred Hewston Hank Bell Merrill McCormick
rancher son shepherd daughter sheriff neighbor engaging spirited wild west ranch range sheriff's office town ranching family false accusations land dispute witnessing murder cattle rustling quest
A cattleman's son is blamed for a sheep rancher's murder while rustlers stir up trouble between the two factions.
Western
1932
227 Minutes
A young pilot pursues the mysterious saboteur responsible for the train crash which killed his father.
Western
Canada|USA
1936
57 Minutes
Matt Stevens
Charles Starrett Finis Barton J.P. McGowan Le Strange Millman Reginald Hincks James McGrath Arthur Kerr Jack Atkinson Michael Heppell Ted Mapes
A cowboy out to find out who murdered his brother discovers that the killers may not be who he thought they were.
Western
USA
1927
65 Minutes
Captain Ortwell
Ken Maynard Anne Drew J.P. McGowan Paul Hurst Harry Shutan Benny Corbett Tom Bay Chief Yowlachie Lafe McKee
Lone wolf, who is stirring up the Indians against the wishes of his elders, gets the job of scout at the fort. When he hears of the approval of the new reservation, he sends his men to trap... See full summary »
Western
USA
1933
57 Minutes
Monte Black
John Wayne Shirley Palmer J.P. McGowan Ann Fay Frank Rice Billy Franey Paul Fix Ralph Lewis Henry B. Walthall
cowboy outlaw rodeo rider boss father son melodramatic rousing suspenseful mexico mine desert rodeo american west false accusations horse thieves kidnapping father/son relationship redemption romance
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.
Western
USA
1937
58 Minutes
Ed Dawson
Robert Randall Ray Corrigan Max Terhune J.P. McGowan Lynne Roberts Sammy McKim
cattle rancher cattle rustler park ranger partner stepson crafty suspenseful positive american west ranch rocky mountains park cattle rustling duplicity revenge justice frame-up wild animals discovery pursuit
Cattle are being routinely stolen from a local ranch, and suspicion centers on a local mountain family.
Western
USA
1937
60 Minutes
Brack Canfield
Robert Randall Ray Corrigan Syd Saylor Kay Hughes J.P. McGowan Alan Bridge Frank Yaconelli John Merton Jean Marvey Milburn Stone Duke York
When a group of World War 1 buddies head west to farmstead, they run into trouble.
Drama
1936
66 Minutes
Anderson
William Gargan Molly Lamont James McGrath Reginald Hincks J.P. McGowan Libby Taylor Henry Hastings Ernie Impett
Adventure, Action
USA
1935
56 Minutes
Inspector Winston, RCMP
Buck Jones Lona Andre Fred Kohler Frank Rice Hank Bell Edward Keane J.P. McGowan
Canadian Mountie goes undercover to catch his brother's killers.
Adventure, Western
1934
56 Minutes
Morales
Tom Tyler Edward Hearn Dick Botiller Ralph Lewis Murdock MacQuarrie Nelson McDowell Tom London George Chesebro Rosa Rosanova J.P. McGowan Rene Borden
Tyler rescues a young Mexican woman from a lynching when she is accused of murder. They fall in love, then Tyler learns that she is involved with a gang of robbers.
Western
USA
1937
57 Minutes
Robert Randall Ray Corrigan Max Terhune Rita Hayworth Ed Cassidy Sammy McKim Yakima Canutt Harry Tenbrook F.R. Smith Eddie Boland George Plues
saloon girl gunslinger rancher swindler sheriff son patriotic suspenseful melodramatic wild west saloon wilderness sheriff's office town ranch horse thieves illicit business protected wildlife love triangle murder
Greedy rancher McGowan wants to have a local wild horse sanctuary closed, so he can capture and sell them while Tucson tries to break up Stony's marriage to a sexy, gold-digging saloon girl.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1934
80 Minutes
Myrna Loy William Powell Una Merkel Harvey Stephens Isabel Jewell Rosalind Russell Henry Wadsworth Edward Brophy Cora Sue Collins Jessie Ralph Perry Ivins
husband wife pretty woman criminal lawyer tense melodramatic household courtroom street marital problems jealousy flirtation accidental killing trial secrets temptation forbidden love fall 1930s
The neglected wife of a high profile attorney dallies with a unscrupulous womanizer and finds herself involved in blackmail and murder.