The Black Watch

The Black Watch

93 mins | Drama, Adventure, War | May 22, 1929

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.

The Black Watch

93 mins | Drama, Adventure, War | May 22, 1929

The Black Watch
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
Producers Fox Film Corporation
Original title The Black Watch
Directors Wingate Smith, Edward O'Fearna, John Ford
Writers Talbot Mundy, James Kevin McGuinness

Cast

Victor McLaglen

as Capt. Donald Gordon King

Myrna Loy

as Yasmani

David Torrence

as Field Marshal

David Rollins

as Lt. Malcolm King

Cyril Chadwick

as Maj. Twynes

Lumsden Hare

as Colonel of the Black Watch

Roy D'Arcy

as Rewa Ghunga

David Percy

as Soloist - Black Watch Officer

Mitchell Lewis

as Mohammed Khan

Claude King

as General in India

Walter Long

as Harrim Bey

John Wayne

as 42nd Highlander (uncredited)

Randolph Scott

as 42nd Highlander (uncredited)