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The Black Watch

  • 19291929
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 33m
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5.6/10
424
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Myrna Loy and Victor McLaglen in The Black Watch (1929)
AdventureDrama
Captain Donald King of the British Army goes to India just as World War I breaks out, convincing his comrades that he is a coward. In reality, he is on a secret mission to rescue British sol... Read allCaptain Donald King of the British Army goes to India just as World War I breaks out, convincing his comrades that he is a coward. In reality, he is on a secret mission to rescue British soldiers held prisoner there.Captain Donald King of the British Army goes to India just as World War I breaks out, convincing his comrades that he is a coward. In reality, he is on a secret mission to rescue British soldiers held prisoner there.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
424
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    • John Ford
    • James Kevin McGuinness(dialogue)
    • Talbot Mundy(novel "King of the Khyber Rifles")
    • John Stone
  • Stars
    • Victor McLaglen
    • Myrna Loy
    • David Torrence
    • John Ford
    • James Kevin McGuinness(dialogue)
    • Talbot Mundy(novel "King of the Khyber Rifles")
    • John Stone
  • Stars
    • Victor McLaglen
    • Myrna Loy
    • David Torrence
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    • 13User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Myrna Loy in The Black Watch (1929)
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    Victor McLaglen in The Black Watch (1929)
    David Torrence in The Black Watch (1929)
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    Myrna Loy and Victor McLaglen in The Black Watch (1929)
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    Myrna Loy in The Black Watch (1929)
    Myrna Loy and Victor McLaglen in The Black Watch (1929)

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    Victor McLaglen
    Victor McLaglen
    • Capt. Donald Gordon King
    Myrna Loy
    Myrna Loy
    • Yasmani
    David Torrence
    David Torrence
    • Field Marshal
    David Rollins
    David Rollins
    • Lt. Malcolm King
    Cyril Chadwick
    Cyril Chadwick
    • Maj. Twynes
    Lumsden Hare
    Lumsden Hare
    • Colonel of the Black Watch
    Roy D'Arcy
    Roy D'Arcy
    • Rewa Ghunga
    David Percy
    • Soloist - Black Watch Officer
    Mitchell Lewis
    Mitchell Lewis
    • Mohammed Khan
    Claude King
    Claude King
    • General in India
    • (as Claud King)
    Walter Long
    Walter Long
    • Harrim Bey
    Harry Allen
    • Sandy
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Baker
    Frank Baker
    • 42nd Highlander
    • (uncredited)
    Arthur Clayton
    Arthur Clayton
    • 42nd Highlander
    • (uncredited)
    Joseph Diskay
    • Muezzin
    • (uncredited)
    Francis Ford
    Francis Ford
    • Maj. MacGregor
    • (uncredited)
    Gregory Gaye
    Gregory Gaye
    • 42nd Highlander
    • (uncredited)
    Frankie Genardi
    • Little Boy
    • (uncredited)
      • John Ford
      • James Kevin McGuinness(dialogue)
      • Talbot Mundy(novel "King of the Khyber Rifles")
      • John Stone
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    • Trivia
      This was the first sound feature that John Ford directed. Unable to shout orders to the actors, he had his brother, First Assistant Edward O'Fearna dress up as a rifleman and mingle with the crowd whispering Ford's instructions to the principal actors.
    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood (1980)
    • Soundtracks
      Flower of Delight
      (uncredited)

      Music by William Kernell

      Lyrics by Harlan Thompson

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    Everything but the kitchen sink in this early Ford epic.
    John Ford had notched up almost 50 films in the director's chair when he took on this project in the late 20's coinciding with the advent of sound.

    Far less well known than its 1953 re-make (known AS KING OF THE KHYBER RIFLES) with Tyrone Power in the Victor McLlaglen role, the story is that of British Army Officer Captain King, who encounters way more than he expected when he is asked to put down an Indian rebellion up around the Khyber Pass.

    Very dated now and without the benefit of wide screen color which so enhances desert dramas especially, BLACK WATCH is still an interesting time-capsule. I saw it many years ago on late night TV, both to compare with the later version and to see how John Ford's direction held up in 1929. On both counts, the film scored well!
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    • Apr 4, 2002

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      • May 22, 1929 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Fox Film Corporation
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    • 1 hour 33 minutes
      • Black and White

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