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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 Hazards of Helen Ep26: The Wild Engine

    1915 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    Thriller

    31

  2. The Lure of the Circus

    1918 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Adventure

    32

  3. The Law of the Plains

    1929

    Western

    33

  4. Perils of the Yukon

    1922

    Action, Adventure

    34

  5. Beyond the Law

    1930 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Western

    35

  6. The Hunted Men

    1930 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Western

    36

  7. Perils of the Rail

    1926 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Action

    37

  8. Riders of the North

    1931 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)

    Romance, Drama, Western

    38

  9. Captain Kidd

    1922

    Adventure

    39

  10. The Lost Express

    1926 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Mystery

    40

  11. Tarzan and the Golden Lion

    1927 · ★ 4.9 (11 votes)

    Action, Adventure

    41

  12. Mistaken Orders

    1925

    42

  13. Hills of Missing Men

    1922

    Adventure, Western

    43

  14. The Chinatown Mystery

    1928

    Adventure, Mystery

    44

  15. Near the Rainbow's End

    1930 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)

    Western

    45

  16. The Outlaw Tamer

    1935 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Western

    46

  17. Human Targets

    1932 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Western, Crime, Action

    47

  18. The Cyclone Kid

    1931 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, Western

    48

  19. Below the Deadline

    1929 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    49

  20. Duped

    1925 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, Western

    50

  21. Headin' for Trouble

    1931

    Western

    51

  22. The Invaders

    1929 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Western

    52

  23. The Lone Bandit

    1935

    Western

    53

  24. The Scarlet Brand

    1932 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Western

    54

  25. Webs of Steel

    1925

    Drama, Adventure, Action

    55

  26. 'Neath Western Skies

    1929

    Western

    56

  27. The Vanishing Dagger

    1920

    Adventure

    57

  28. The Devil’s Tower

    1928

    Drama, Western

    58

  29. Red Blood

    1925

    Western

    59

  30. The Fighting Sheriff

    1925

    Drama, Western

    60

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Sep 1, 2026.