J.P. McGowan Movies

  • 1911
    The Fishermaid of Ballydavid

    The Fishermaid of Ballydavid

    The Fishermaid of Ballydavid

    01911HD

    Kathleen, the daughter of a fisherman meets Henry, the son of a Wall Street Broker, her father forbids their relationship, Kathleen defies her...

    The Fishermaid of Ballydavid
  • 1912
    An Arabian Tragedy

    An Arabian Tragedy

    An Arabian Tragedy

    01912HD

    Ayub Kashif becomes embittered toward his wife, Fatima, because their union has been childless. He eventually determines to divorce Fatima and free...

    An Arabian Tragedy
  • 1915
    The Girl on the Engine

    The Girl on the Engine

    The Girl on the Engine

    01915HD

    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...

    The Girl on the Engine
  • 1925
    The Ace of Clubs

    The Ace of Clubs

    The Ace of Clubs

    51925HD

    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.

    The Ace of Clubs
  • 1915
    The Engineer's Peril

    The Engineer's Peril

    The Engineer's Peril

    01915HD

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

    The Engineer's Peril
  • 1914
    The Flying Freight's Captive

    The Flying Freight's Captive

    The Flying Freight's Captive

    01914HD

    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...

    The Flying Freight's Captive
  • 1912
    The Mayor from Ireland

    The Mayor from Ireland

    The Mayor from Ireland

    01912HD

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

    The Mayor from Ireland
  • 1912
    Vagabonds

    Vagabonds

    Vagabonds

    01912HD

    A story of love triangle, between Nell, Big Jim and Tom.

    Vagabonds
  • 1915
    The Girl Engineer

    The Girl Engineer

    The Girl Engineer

    01915HD

    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...

    The Girl Engineer
  • 1925
    A Desperate Chance

    A Desperate Chance

    A Desperate Chance

    01925HD

    Girl's father who is in sore financial straits because of a corporation man is aided by stranger who reveals that his father was ruined same way by...

    A Desperate Chance
  • 1915
    The Death Train

    The Death Train

    The Death Train

    01915HD

    The smashed corner of a trunk containing counterfeiting paraphernalia reveals to Helen that there is treachery afoot at Lone Point. Detectives...

    The Death Train
  • 1915
    The Open Drawbridge

    The Open Drawbridge

    The Open Drawbridge

    01915HD

    Benton, railroad detective, is assigned to run down the crooks who have been breaking into freight cars near Hobart. Helen, the telegraph operator at...

    The Open Drawbridge
  • 1914
    Helen's Sacrifice

    Helen's Sacrifice

    Helen's Sacrifice

    01914HD

    In the first entry in the popular Hazards of Helen series, Helen, the night telegraph operator at Lone Point, relieves Benton, the day operator,...

    Helen's Sacrifice
  • 1915
    A Wild Ride

    A Wild Ride

    A Wild Ride

    01915HD

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

    A Wild Ride
  • 1913
    A Sawmill Hazard

    A Sawmill Hazard

    A Sawmill Hazard

    01913HD

    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...

    A Sawmill Hazard
  • 1915
    The Leap from the Water Tower

    The Leap from the Water Tower

    The Leap from the Water Tower

    01915HD

    Rand, a vengeful discharged fireman, tampers with the airbrakes of a large freight locomotive making them useless on the long descent from the summit...

    The Leap from the Water Tower
  • 1915
    The Mettle of Jerry McGuire

    The Mettle of Jerry McGuire

    The Mettle of Jerry McGuire

    01915HD

    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....

    The Mettle of Jerry McGuire
  • 1915
    The Girl on the Trestle

    The Girl on the Trestle

    The Girl on the Trestle

    01915HD

    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...

    The Girl on the Trestle
  • 1915
    The Little Engineer

    The Little Engineer

    The Little Engineer

    01915HD

    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...

    The Little Engineer
  • 1915
    The Girl Telegrapher's Peril

    The Girl Telegrapher's Peril

    The Girl Telegrapher's Peril

    01915HD

    Blake, a quarrelsome lineman, and a widower with two daughters, is in love with Helen, but she rejects his advances. Helen spies Myra, Blake's three...

    The Girl Telegrapher's Peril