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The Black Watch

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

5.8(18)19291h 32m1

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.

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Released
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Language
English
  • based on novel or book
  • british empire
  • british raj
  • khyber pass

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Director

John Ford

Writers

John Stone

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Premiere8 May 1929
    • Theatrical22 May 1929
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical2 Mar 1930
  • FinlandFI

    • Theatrical24 Apr 1931

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The Black Watch was released on 22 May 1929.

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    CinemaSerf

    3/27/2025

    6/10

    This might have fared better with a stronger leading character because, for my money, getting Victor McLaglen to play a captain in the Royal Scots engaging in some tribal Indian subterfuge was just a mission too far! Anyway, he is “King” who just as his regiment is heading for France is re-routed to the Northwest Territories of India on a top secret mission. His erstwhile colleagues view this as akin to desertion, bu…

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