John Paterson McGowan was a pioneering Hollywood actor and director and occasionally a screenwriter and producer. McGowan remains the only Australian to have been made a life member of the Screen Directors Guild.
Helen Holmes was an American silent film actress, producer, director, screenwriter and stuntwoman. She is most notable for starring in the 1914–1917 serial The Hazards of Helen.
The Lost Express is a 1926 American silent mystery film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Helen Holmes, Jack Mower, and Henry A. Barrows.
The Open Switch is a 1925 American silent film directed by J. P. McGowan and starring Helen Holmes, Jack Perrin, and Slim Whitaker.
Crossed Signals is a 1926 American silent action film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Helen Holmes, Henry Victor and Georgie Chapman.
Bad Men's Money is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Yakima Canutt, Peggy Montgomery and John Lowell.
Tongues of Scandal is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Roy Clements and starring Mae Busch, William Desmond, and Ray Hallor.
Hills of Missing Men is a 1922 American silent adventure film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring McGowan, Florence Gilbert and Helen Holmes.
Tiger True is a 1921 American silent mystery film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Frank Mayo, Fritzi Brunette and Elinor Hancock.
Big Timber is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by George Melford and starring William Desmond, Olive Hasbrouck and Betty Francisco. It is adapted from a 1913 novel The Heart of the Night Wind by Vingie E. Roe. It is not a remake of the 1917 film of the same title, itself based on a novel by Bertrand William Sinclair.
Makers of Men is a 1925 American silent war drama film directed by Forrest Sheldon and starring Kenneth MacDonald, Clara Horton and J.P. McGowan.
Barriers of the Law is a 1925 American silent crime film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring McGowan, Helen Holmes and William Desmond.
Blood and Steel is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Helen Holmes, William Desmond and Robert Edeson.
Fightin' Mad is a 1921 American silent Western comedy film directed by Joseph Franz and starring William Desmond, Virginia Brown Faire and Rosemary Theby.
One Million in Jewels is a 1923 American silent crime film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Helen Holmes, Elinor Fair and McGowan. It was shot in Miami, New York and Havana.
Gold and Grit is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Buddy Roosevelt, William H. Turner and Wilbur Mack.
A Streak of Luck is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Jay Wilsey, Dorothy Wood and Nelson McDowell.
Bustin' Thru is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Jack Hoxie, Helen Lynch and William Bailey.
The Devil's Tower is a 1928 American silent western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Buddy Roosevelt, Thelma Parr and McGowan.
The Royal American is a 1927 American silent action adventure film directed by Harry Joe Brown and starring Reed Howes, Nita Martan and Billy Franey. Produced by Brown's own production company, it was distributed by the independent Rayart Pictures, the forerunner of Monogram Pictures.
