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The Black Watch( 1929)

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

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Victor McLaglen

      Captain Donald King

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      Myrna Loy

      Yasmani

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      David Torrence

      Field Marshal

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      David Rollins

      Lieutenant Malcolm King

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      Cyril Chadwick

      Major Twynes

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      Lumsden Hare

      Black Watch Colonel

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      Roy D'Arcy

      Rewa Ghunga

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      David Percy

      David

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      Mitchell Lewis

      Major Mohammed Khan

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      Claude King

      General

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      Walter Long

      Harrim Bey

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      Francis Ford

      MacGregor (uncredited)

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      Randolph Scott

      Black Watch Soldier (uncredited)

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      John Wayne

      Black Watch Soldier (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Mar 27 2025
    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, but we know that his task to discover and destroy a massive arms dump that could spell doom and destruction for the Raj and rescue some hostages is something that this locally born ma...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • british empire
    • british raj
    • khyber pass