---
title: 'The Black Watch (1929)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Ford'
released: '1929-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 93
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-black-watch-1929'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0019699/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Black Watch (1929)

1929 · 93 min · Drama, War · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ford)
- **Screenplay:** [James Kevin McGuinness](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-kevin-mcguinness)
- **Producer:** [Winfield Sheehan](https://cinepixo.com/people/winfield-sheehan)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph H. August](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-h-august)
- **Editor:** [Alex Troffey](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-troffey)

## Cast

- [Claude King](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-king)
- [Mary Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-gordon)
- [Joyzelle Joyner](https://cinepixo.com/people/joyzelle-joyner)
- [Roy D'Arcy](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-d-arcy)
- [Richard Travers](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-travers)
- [John Wayne](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-wayne)
- [Francis Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-ford)
- [Cyril Chadwick](https://cinepixo.com/people/cyril-chadwick)
- [Lupita Tovar](https://cinepixo.com/people/lupita-tovar)
- [Gregory Gaye](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-gaye)
- [David Torrence](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-torrence)
- [Jack Pennick](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-pennick)
- [Walter Long](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-long)
- [Mitchell Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/mitchell-lewis)
- [Victor McLaglen](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-mclaglen)

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