John Cowell

John Cowell

Born: March 4, 1880
Died: September 19, 1963
in Pennsylvania, USA

Movies for John Cowell...

Men of the Plains
Title: Men of the Plains
Character: Lucky Gordon
Released: September 28, 1936
Type: Movie
The Government sends Dean, Baxter, and Gordon to investigate a series of train holdups. Travis is behind the robberies and they are soon on his trail. When things get hot, Travis has a plan of double-crossing his own men that will enable him to keep not only his gold but also the money it is insured for.
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Undercover Man
Title: Undercover Man
Character: Bartender Gabe
Released: September 23, 1936
Type: Movie
An operative from the Wells Fargo company goes undercover to trap a crooked sheriff and his equally nefarious hirelings in this standard B-Western from A.W. Hackel's low-budget Supreme Pictures Corp.
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Kelly of the Secret Service
Title: Kelly of the Secret Service
Character: Commander Wilson
Released: July 22, 1936
Type: Movie
A secret apparatus that controls bombs by remote control is stolen from a laboratory. A federal agent is assigned to recover it, and his investigation leads him to a creepy mansion that is honeycombed with secret passage ways.
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Prison Shadows
Title: Prison Shadows
Character: Graham - Murphy's Manager
Released: July 17, 1936
Type: Movie
A boxer is framed for murder after an opponent dies in the ring.
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Too Much Beef
Title: Too Much Beef
Character: George Thompson (as Jack Cowell)
Released: June 6, 1936
Type: Movie
Someone is adding beef to Rocky Brown's herds and changing the brands to make it look like he is rustling. Then he is framed for murder and jailed. Johnny Argyle who has been sent to investigate believes he is innocent and sets out to prove it and starts with hides that have been rebranded.
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The Rogues' Tavern
Title: The Rogues' Tavern
Character: Hughes
Released: June 4, 1936
Type: Movie
A mad killer is on the loose in a hotel on a dark, gloomy night.
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The Reckless Way
Title: The Reckless Way
Released: February 1, 1936
Type: Movie
The DVD for this film bears the title "The Lure of Hollywood". Marian Nixon plays a girl who doesn't want to settle for second best. She is offered chance to be a model and jumps at it. Her boyfriend is upset--he just wants to marry her and settle down to a life of domestic bliss. But she has stars in her eyes--and soon learns to use publicity to create a new movie star persona. Throughout all this, the sappy boyfriend is always waiting nearby--hoping that she'll come to her senses and give up this new life.
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A Face in the Fog
Title: A Face in the Fog
Character: Wilson
Released: February 1, 1936
Type: Movie
A mysterious killer known as The Fiend uses an unusual bullet as his trademark for his murders.
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I'll Name the Murderer
Title: I'll Name the Murderer
Character: Capt. Flynn
Released: January 26, 1936
Type: Movie
Gossip columnist Tommy Tilton, who excels in slinging nonsense about, is not a timid bluffer when it comes to coaxing out a murderer.
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Bulldog Courage
Title: Bulldog Courage
Character: Pete Brennan
Released: December 30, 1935
Type: Movie
A miner who was swindled out of his mine by a banker turns to robbing stagecoaches. Several years after he is tracked down and killed, his son comes to town to tangle with the banker.
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Alias John Law
Title: Alias John Law
Character: Attorney Wagner
Released: November 4, 1935
Type: Movie
John Clark (Bob Steele) and his deaf pal, Bootch Collum (Buck Connors), are trailed by U. S. Marshal Lamar Bly (Jack Rockwell)...
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Bars of Hate
Title: Bars of Hate
Character: Clem - Grant's Henchman
Released: November 1, 1935
Type: Movie
Ted Clark rescues pickpoket Danny from a mob, and restores Danny's loot, a pocketbook, to its owner Ann Dawson. She is carrying a letter that proves her brother, who is on death row, is innocent and Jim Grant is the guilty party. Ted and Danny help her escape from Grant's henchmen. They have several narrow escapes while on their way to give the proof to the Governor.
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Rip Roaring Riley
Title: Rip Roaring Riley
Character: Professor Baker
Released: October 23, 1935
Type: Movie
G-Man Ted Riley is ordered to investigate happenings at Diamond Island, where a bogus Major Gray is reported engaged in manufacturing a new brand of secret gas for his own purposes. Riley blows up his motor boat just off the island and is picked up by Gray's men. On the island he discovers chemist Professor Baker (John Cowell) and his daughter, Anne, are held captive by Major Gray.
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Skybound
Title: Skybound
Character: Clyde Faber
Released: September 22, 1935
Type: Movie
Captain John Kent is a pilot in charge of the border patrol. Two crooks who head up a smuggling operation, Morley and his associate Faber, are trying to outwit Kent. The smugglers hope that they can influence Kent's younger brother Doug to help them, and they employ an attractive singer in an attempt to win Doug over.
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Born to Gamble
Title: Born to Gamble
Character: Croupier (uncredited)
Released: July 9, 1935
Type: Movie
A wealthy man relates how gambling had tragic consequences for his family.
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What Price Crime
Title: What Price Crime
Character: Davis
Released: May 27, 1935
Type: Movie
Thieves break into a warehouse that stores guns, steal them and kill the night watchman. An undercover agent assigned to the case happens to get into a traffic accident with the sister of the man the police suspect is head of the burglary ring, and in order to work his way into the gang, he romances the boss' sister. Complications ensue when the two fall in love.
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Kid Courageous
Title: Kid Courageous
Character: Kincaid
Released: February 2, 1935
Type: Movie
The man Bannister has sent to investigate the trouble at his mine has disappeared. This time his son Bob goes, quickly learning that Kincade is the culprit. Kincade has been taking gold from the mine and now plans to kidnap Teresa and skip across the border.
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Western Justice
Title: Western Justice
Character: John Brent
Released: December 12, 1934
Type: Movie
Three men, each on their individual quest, meet at a deserted cabin and take the assumed names of Ace, King, and Jack.