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)
91The Railroad Raiders of '62
1915
Thriller
92Judith of the Cumberlands
1916
Drama
- 93
Ambushed
1925
Western
94Headin' Westward
1929
Western
- 95
The Girl Engineer
1915
Thriller
96Code of the West
1929
Western
97The Oklahoma Sheriff
1930
Western
- 98
A Sawmill Hazard
1913
Drama, Thriller
99O'Malley Rides Alone
1930
Action, Adventure, Romance
- 100
When Rogues Fall Out
1915
Action
- 101
The Man from Nowhere
1930
Western
- 102
Breezy Bill
1930
Western
- 103
Near Eternity
1915
Thriller
- 104
A Life in the Balance
1915
Thriller
- 105
The Box Car Trap
1915
Thriller
- 106
Western Honor
1930
Western
- 107
A Desperate Leap
1915
Thriller
108Crossed Trails
1924
Western
109Baffled
1924
Western
110The Escape on the Limited
1914
Thriller
- 111
The Fate of Number One
1915
Thriller
- 112
A Deed of Daring
1915
Thriller
- 113
The Diamond Runners
1916
Crime, Drama
114The Girl at the Throttle
1914
Thriller
- 115
The Engineer's Peril
1915
Thriller
- 116
The Broken Train
1915
Thriller
- 117
The Plot at the Railroad Cut
1914
Thriller
118Captain Cowboy
1929
Western
119Thunderbolt's Tracks
1927
Western
120The Red Glove
1919
Action, Thriller, Western
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Sep 2, 2026.