Where the West Begins
1938 · 6.0/10
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J.P. McGowan
Director & actor · born 23 February 1880 · Terowie, Australia
From Wikipedia
John Paterson McGowan (February 24, 1880 – March 26, 1952) was a pioneering Hollywood actor and director and occasionally a screenwriter and producer. J. P. McGowan, as he was usually known, remains the only Australian to have been made a life member of the Screen Directors Guild (now Directors Guild of America).
Where to start: Stagecoach (1939).
As director 163
Roaring Six Guns
1937 · 7.5/10
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Rough Riding Rhythm
1937 · 9.0/10
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The Outlaw Tamer
1935 · 9.0/10
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The Lone Bandit
1935
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War of the Range
1933 · 8.0/10
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Deadwood Pass
1933 · 6.0/10
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Drum Taps
1933 · 5.5/10
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When a Man Rides Alone
1933 · 6.5/10
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The Hurricane Express
1932 · 5.4/10
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The Scarlet Brand
1932 · 7.0/10
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Tangled Fortunes
1932 · 10.0/10
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Lawless Valley
1932 · 4.5/10
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Mark of the Spur
1932 · 6.0/10
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Human Targets
1932 · 6.0/10
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Quick Trigger Lee
1931 · 8.0/10
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Shotgun Pass
1931 · 8.0/10
NewThe Cyclone Kid
The Cyclone Kid
1931 · 9.0/10
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Headin' for Trouble
1931 · 8.0/10
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So This Is Arizona
1931 · 8.0/10
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Riders of the North
1931 · 7.0/10
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Under Texas Skies
1930 · 6.5/10
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The Code of Honor
1930 · 10.0/10
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Beyond the Law
1930 · 10.0/10
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Canyon Hawks
1930 · 5.0/10
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The Oklahoma Sheriff
1930 · 8.0/10
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Near the Rainbow's End
1930 · 4.5/10
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The Canyon of Missing Men
1930 · 9.0/10
NewWestern Honor
Western Honor
1930
NewThe Man from Nowhere
The Man from Nowhere
1930 · 8.0/10
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The Hunted Men
1930 · 8.0/10
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The Call of the Desert
1930 · 9.0/10
NewCovered Wagon Trails
Covered Wagon Trails
1930 · 10.0/10
NewBreezy Bill
Breezy Bill
1930 · 10.0/10
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O'Malley Rides Alone
1930 · 10.0/10
NewThe Parting of the Trails
The Parting of the Trails
1930
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A Texas Cowboy
1929 · 7.0/10
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Code of the West
1929 · 9.0/10
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The Oklahoma Kid
1929 · 7.0/10
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Pioneers of the West
1929 · 9.0/10
NewThe Invaders
The Invaders
1929 · 7.0/10
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The Cowboy and the Outlaw
1929 · 8.0/10
NewRiders of the Rio Grande
Riders of the Rio Grande
1929 · 8.0/10
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The Law of the Plains
1929 · 9.0/10
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The Fighting Terror
1929 · 8.0/10
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The Man from Nevada
1929 · 6.5/10
NewWyoming Tornado
Wyoming Tornado
1929
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The Last Roundup
1929 · 7.0/10
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Captain Cowboy
1929 · 10.0/10
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Bad Men's Money
1929 · 10.0/10
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Headin' Westward
1929 · 8.0/10
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Below the Deadline
1929 · 4.0/10
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'Neath Western Skies
1929 · 8.0/10
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Manhattan Cowboy
1928 · 8.0/10
NewThe Lightnin’ Shot
The Lightnin’ Shot
1928 · 7.0/10
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The Chinatown Mystery
1928 · 9.0/10
NewArizona Days
Arizona Days
1928 · 3.7/10
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Mystery Valley
1928 · 8.0/10
NewThe Devil’s Tower
The Devil’s Tower
1928 · 5.5/10
NewTrail Raiders
Trail Raiders
1928 · 8.0/10
NewTrailin’ Back
Trailin’ Back
1928 · 7.0/10
NewPainted Trail
Painted Trail
1928 · 10.0/10
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The Outlaw Dog
1927 · 8.0/10
NewThe Lost Limited
The Lost Limited
1927 · 8.0/10
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Thunderbolt's Tracks
1927 · 9.0/10
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Tarzan and the Golden Lion
1927 · 4.8/10
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Red Signals
1927 · 9.0/10
NewWhen a Dog Loves
When a Dog Loves
1927 · 7.0/10
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Perils of the Rail
1926 · 7.5/10
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Crossed Signals
1926 · 6.5/10
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The Lost Express
1926 · 9.0/10
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Peggy of the Secret Service
1925 · 10.0/10
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Webs of Steel
1925 · 9.0/10
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The Road Agent
1925 · 7.0/10
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The Ace of Clubs
1925 · 6.0/10
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The Bandit Tamer
1925 · 7.0/10
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The Fast Freight
1925 · 4.5/10
NewAmbushed
Ambushed
1925 · 10.0/10
NewA Desperate Chance
A Desperate Chance
1925 · 10.0/10
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Red Blood
1925 · 3.0/10
NewMistaken Orders
Mistaken Orders
1925 · 10.0/10
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Cold Nerve
1925 · 10.0/10
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The Fighting Sheriff
1925
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Duped
1925 · 8.0/10
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Barriers of the Law
1925 · 9.0/10
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Outwitted
1925 · 8.0/10
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Courage
1924 · 8.0/10
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A Desperate Adventure
1924 · 7.5/10
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Crossed Trails
1924 · 10.0/10
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A Two Fisted Tenderfoot
1924 · 8.0/10
NewThe Whipping Boss
The Whipping Boss
1924 · 7.0/10
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Baffled
1924 · 8.0/10
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Stormy Seas
1923 · 8.0/10
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Perils of the Yukon
1922 · 8.0/10
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Captain Kidd
1922 · 10.0/10
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Hills of Missing Men
1922 · 10.0/10
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Below the Deadline
1921 · 7.0/10
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Tiger True
1921 · 10.0/10
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Do or Die
1921 · 8.0/10
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The Vanishing Dagger
1920 · 7.0/10
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King of the Circus
1920 · 8.0/10
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Elmo the Fearless
1920 · 8.0/10
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The Red Glove
1919
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Elmo, the Mighty
1919 · 8.0/10
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The Lure of the Circus
1918 · 5.5/10
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The Lost Express
1917
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The Railroad Raiders
1917
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The Hazards of Helen
1917
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The Manager of the B & A
1916
NewThe Diamond Runners
The Diamond Runners
1916 · 10.0/10
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Judith of the Cumberlands
1916
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Medicine Bend
1916
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Whispering Smith
1916
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A Lass of the Lumberlands
1916
NewWhen Rogues Fall Out
When Rogues Fall Out
1915 · 7.0/10
NewA Desperate Leap
A Desperate Leap
1915 · 10.0/10
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The Mettle of Jerry McGuire
1915 · 7.0/10
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Blackbirds
1915
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The Girl on the Engine
1915
NewA Deed of Daring
1915
NewThe Fate of Number One
1915
NewA Wild Ride
1915
NewThe Midnight Limited
1915
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In Danger's Path
1915 · 5.0/10
NewNear Eternity
1915
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The Pay Train
1915 · 5.3/10
NewThe Human Chain
1915
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A Railroader's Bravery
1915
NewThe Broken Train
1915
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The Hazards of Helen Ep26: The Wild Engine
1915 · 6.0/10
NewThe Box Car Trap
1915
NewA Race for a Crossing
1915
NewThe Girl Engineer
1915
NewThe Girl on the Trestle
1915
NewA Life in the Balance
1915
NewThe Girl at Lone Point
1915
NewThe Railroad Raiders of '62
1915
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The Death Train
1915
NewThe Open Drawbridge
1915
NewThe Engineer's Peril
1915
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The Little Engineer
1915
NewThe Fast Mail's Danger
1915
NewThe Broken Circuit
1915
NewThe Leap from the Water Tower
1915
NewThe Girl Telegrapher's Peril
1915
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The Girl and the Game
1915
NewThe Escape on the Limited
1914
NewThe Black Diamond Express
1914
NewThe Flying Freight's Captive
1914
NewThe Stolen Engine
1914
NewThe Girl at the Throttle
1914
NewThe Plot at the Railroad Cut
1914
NewHis Nemesis
1914 · 10.0/10
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Helen's Sacrifice
1914
NewThe Lost Mail Sack
1914 · 7.0/10
NewThe Car of Death
The Car of Death
1914
NewThe Operator at Black Rock
The Operator at Black Rock
1914
NewKaintucky Bill
Kaintucky Bill
1914 · 8.0/10
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The Flaw in the Alibi
1914 · 8.0/10
NewA String of Pearls
A String of Pearls
1914 · 8.0/10
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The Pursuit of the Smugglers
1913 · 6.0/10
NewA Sawmill Hazard
A Sawmill Hazard
1913
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The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher
1912 · 10.0/10
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Danger Quest
Danger Quest
TBA · 8.0/10
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Savage Fury
1956 · 7.0/10
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The Lady and the Bandit
1951 · 6.8/10
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Stagecoach
1939 · 7.6/10
Worth the Hype
Code of the Fearless
1939 · 4.7/10
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The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1938 · 9.0/10
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Kidnapped
1938 · 6.0/10
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Hunted Men
1938 · 5.7/10
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The Buccaneer
1938 · 6.4/10
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Prairie Thunder
1937 · 4.2/10
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Heart of the Rockies
1937 · 8.0/10
NewRough Riding Rhythm
1937 · 9.0/10
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Empty Holsters
1937 · 8.0/10
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She Had to Eat
1937 · 5.6/10
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Slave Ship
1937 · 5.1/10
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Hit the Saddle
1937 · 6.0/10
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Borderland
1937 · 7.5/10
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Jungle Jim
1937 · 5.4/10
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Sinner Take All
1936 · 4.9/10
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Stampede
1936 · 9.0/10
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The Accusing Finger
1936 · 5.8/10
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Fury and the Woman
1936 · 7.0/10
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The Three Mesquiteers
1936 · 7.0/10
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Ride 'Em Cowboy
1936 · 10.0/10
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Guns and Guitars
1936 · 5.8/10
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Secret Patrol
1936 · 9.0/10
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Robin Hood of El Dorado
1936 · 5.2/10
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The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936 · 6.8/10
Popcorn Flick
Silverspurs
1936 · 10.0/10
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Bar 20 Rides Again
1935 · 6.7/10
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East of Java
1935 · 7.5/10
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The Silent Code
1935 · 6.5/10
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Diamond Jim
1935 · 6.5/10
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Border Brigands
1935 · 7.0/10
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Murder in the Fleet
1935 · 6.6/10
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Whispering Smith Speaks
1935 · 10.0/10
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Les Misérables
1935 · 7.1/10
Worth the Hype
The Call of the Savage
1935 · 6.0/10
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Mississippi
1935 · 6.9/10
NewThe Outlaw Tamer
1935 · 9.0/10
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Rustlers of Red Dog
1935 · 8.5/10
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When Lightning Strikes
1934 · 7.5/10
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Wagon Wheels
1934 · 5.1/10
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The Red Rider
1934 · 7.0/10
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No More Women
1934 · 4.8/10
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Somewhere in Sonora
1933 · 5.1/10
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Flaming Gold
1932 · 6.2/10
NewLawless Valley
1932 · 4.5/10
NewQuick Trigger Lee
1931 · 8.0/10
NewThe Canyon of Missing Men
1930 · 9.0/10
NewCovered Wagon Trails
Covered Wagon Trails
1930 · 10.0/10
NewBreezy Bill
Breezy Bill
1930 · 10.0/10
NewO'Malley Rides Alone
1930 · 10.0/10
NewA Texas Cowboy
1929 · 7.0/10
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Señor Americano
1929 · 7.0/10
NewThe Oklahoma Kid
1929 · 7.0/10
NewPioneers of the West
1929 · 9.0/10
NewThe Invaders
The Invaders
1929 · 7.0/10
NewThe Cowboy and the Outlaw
1929 · 8.0/10
NewThe Law of the Plains
1929 · 9.0/10
NewFrequently asked questions
What is the best J.P. McGowan movie?
By viewer score, Stagecoach (1939) at 7.6/10.
What are J.P. McGowan’s most popular movies?
Stagecoach, The Prisoner of Shark Island, Les Misérables.
How many movies has J.P. McGowan made?
298 films on TMDB, 163 as director, 135 as actor.