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Robert F. McGowan
Director 1882 - 1955

Robert F. McGowan

Denver, Colorado, USA

Robert Francis McGowan (July 11, 1882 – January 27, 1955) was an American film director and producer, best known as the senior director of the Our Gang short subjects film series from 1922 until 1933. McGowan died of cancer in Santa Monica, California, on January 27, 1955, at... Read full bio →

Directed Films

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6 titles
Tomboy

Tomboy

Robert F. McGowan 1940 1h 10m 6.0

Family drama about a father raising his motherless teenage daughter in a small town.

Haunted House

Haunted House

Robert F. McGowan 1940 1h 10m

Teenagers try to clear a friend accused of murder.

Frontier Justice

Frontier Justice

Robert F. McGowan 1935 58m

When Brent Halston returns he finds his father in an insane asylum and Wilton about to foreclose on their ranch and bring sheep onto the cattle range. When Wilton kills a rancher, Brent is blamed and jailed. Escaping jail he gets Ware to confess that he payed to have Halston committed.

Choo-Choo!

Choo-Choo!

Robert F. McGowan 1932 20m 7.0

The gang trades places with a group of orphans about to take a train ride.

Fly My Kite

Fly My Kite

Robert F. McGowan 1931 21m 7.0

A greedy man tries to get rid of his mother by putting her in an old folks home until he discovers she has a fortune in stock certificates.

Pups Is Pups

Pups Is Pups

Robert F. McGowan 1930 20m 6.0

The gang decides to enter their animals in a local pet show.

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