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J.P. McGowan

Director · 284 credits · 6 in highly-rated films

Best known for Ride 'Em Cowboy (1936)

Frequent collaborators: Helen Holmes, Gene Gauntier, J.J. Clark, Robert G. Vignola, Alice Hollister

Directed movies (161 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Hurricane Express

    1932 · ★ 5.1 (15 votes)

    Adventure, Mystery, Crime

    1

  2. Manhattan Cowboy

    1928

    Western

    2

  3. War of the Range

    1933

    Western

    3

  4. The Leap from the Water Tower

    1915

    Thriller

    4

  5. The Pursuit of the Smugglers

    1913 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Action, Drama

    5

  6. The Man from Nevada

    1929

    Western

    6

  7. Roaring Six Guns

    1937 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Action

    7

  8. A Desperate Adventure

    1924 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    8

  9. Where the West Begins

    1938 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Western

    9

  10. The Road Agent

    1925

    Western

    10

  11. A Texas Cowboy

    1929

    Western

    11

  12. Rough Riding Rhythm

    1937

    Western

    12

  13. The Ace of Clubs

    1925 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Western

    13

  14. Crossed Signals

    1926 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)

    Adventure

    14

  15. Lawless Valley

    1932 · ★ 2.2 (2 votes)

    Western

    15

  16. Elmo the Fearless

    1920

    Action

    16

  17. The Fighting Terror

    1929

    Western

    17

  18. Canyon Hawks

    1930 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)

    Western

    18

  19. The Call of the Desert

    1930 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Western

    19

  20. When a Man Rides Alone

    1933 · ★ 3.0 (1 votes)

    Western

    20

  21. The Last Roundup

    1929

    Western

    21

  22. The Hazards of Helen

    1917

    Action

    22

  23. The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher

    1912 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Western

    23

  24. The Railroad Raiders

    1917

    Adventure, Action

    24

  25. Red Signals

    1927

    Action

    25

  26. Mark of the Spur

    1932

    Western

    26

  27. Riders of the Rio Grande

    1929

    Western

    27

  28. Quick Trigger Lee

    1931

    Western

    28

  29. The Code of Honor

    1930 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Western

    29

  30. Drum Taps

    1933 · ★ 4.5 (2 votes)

    Action, Western

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.