The Black Watch 1929 : pre-Code Action/ (1929)
Directed by John Ford
The Black Watch is a 1929 American Pre-Code adventure epic film directed by John Ford and starring Victor McLaglen, Myrna Loy, and David Torrence. It was written by James Kevin McGuinness and based on the 1916 novel King of the Khyber Rifles by Talbot Mundy. 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. Captain Donald King of the British Army's Black Watch regiment goes to India just as World War I breaks out.
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