7.8
“To lead an army was her ambition —but to love one man was her fervid passion”
The Black Watch (1929)
May 22, 19291h 32mEN
6.2
15 votes
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.
Director
John FordWriters
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English
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Production Companies
Fox Film Corporation
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6.0This 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 m…
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