The Black Watch

The Black Watch (1929)

To lead an army was her ambition —but to love one man was her fervid passion

Captain Donald King is sent to India to carry out a secret mission while the Black Watch, his regiment, leaves for France at the outbreak of the First World War.

Date of release
1929-05-22
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (18)
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Drama, Adventure, War
Director
John Ford

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: King of the Khyber Rifles

The Black Watch is a 1929 American sound (All-Talking) pre-Code adventure epic film directed by John Ford and starring Victor McLaglen, Myrna Loy, and David Torrence. It was written by John Stone, based on the 1916 novel King of the Khyber Rifles by Talbot Mundy, with dialogue by James Kevin McGuinness. The film features an uncredited 21-year-old John Wayne working as an extra; he also worked in the arts and costume department for the film. This was director John Ford's first sound film.

Production

After John Ford had completed filming, additional dialogue scenes written by James Kevin McGuinness and directed by Lumsden Hare were added which Ford detested. Myrna Loy was loaned to Fox Films by Warner Bros. for this film. To avoid violating the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America rule against miscegenation, Loy's character Yasmani is established as being white and a descendant of Alexander the Great prior to any romance with…

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