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.
Billy Sullivan, also known as W. A. Sullivan, William A. Sullivan, and Arthur Sullivan, was an American character actor of the silent and early sound film eras.
Senor Daredevil is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Ken Maynard, Dorothy Devore, and George Nichols.
Danger Quest is a 1926 American silent action film directed by Harry Joe Brown and starring Reed Howes, Ethel Shannon and J.P. McGowan.
The Gallant Fool is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Duke Worne and starring Billy Sullivan, Hazel Deane and Ruth Royce. The film is set in a Ruritanian Kingdom named Valdonia, where a young American arrives to collect a debt towards his millionaire father but ends up impersonating a prince.
The Black Ace is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Leo D. Maloney and starring Don Coleman, Jeanette Loff and J.P. McGowan.
The Fear Fighter is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Billy Sullivan, Ruth Dwyer and J.P. McGowan.
Ruth Dwyer was an American film actress. She had a number of starring roles in the silent era, most famously as Buster Keaton's leading lady in Seven Chances (1925). Dwyer mostly retired in 1928 and played a number of uncredited roles in sound films, but retired from the film business completely in the 1940s.
The Racing Fool is a 1927 American silent action film directed by Harry Joe Brown and starring Reed Howes, Ruth Dwyer and Ernest Hilliard.
The Lost Limited is a 1927 American silent action film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Reed Howes, Ruth Dwyer and Henry A. Barrows.
Going the Limit is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Duke Worne and starring Ashton Dearholt, Ruth Dwyer and Garry O'Dell. It was shot at studios in San Francisco.
The Canvas Kisser is a 1925 American silent sports drama film directed by Duke Worne and starring Ashton Dearholt, Ruth Dwyer and Edward Cecil.
Hills of Missing Men is a 1922 American silent adventure film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring McGowan, Florence Gilbert and Helen Holmes.
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.
Duped is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring William Desmond,Helen Holmes and Dorothea Wolbert. It was released in Britain the following year under the alternative title of Steel and Gold.
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.
Double Action Daniels is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Jay Wilsey, J.P. Lockney and D'Arcy Corrigan.
Fighting Luck is a 1925 American silent western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Bob Reeves, Ione Reed and Lew Meehan.
The Devil's Tower is a 1928 American silent western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Buddy Roosevelt, Thelma Parr and McGowan.
