The Black Watch (1929)

USA, 95 min
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Basic facts

Original title The Black Watch
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Swedish release 1930-10-25

Cast

Victor McLaglen
kapten Donald Gordon King

Myrna Loy
Yasmani

David Torrence
fältmarskalk

David Rollins
löjtnant Malcolm King

Cyril Chadwick
major Twynes

Lumsden Hare
överste vid brittiska arméns Black Watch

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Titles

Original title
  • The Black Watch
Swedish release title
  • Öster om Suez
Distribution title
  • Shari, la hechicera oriental (Spanien)
  • Shari, la hechicera (Spanien)
  • King of the Khyber Rifles (Storbritannien)
  • Il black Watch (Italien)
  • La Garde Noire (Frankrike)
  • Suezin itäpuolella (Finland)
  • Den skotske Kaptajn (Danmark)

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Dialogue Coach
Dialogue
Executive Producer
Musical Arrangement
Propman

Cast

Victor McLaglen kapten Donald Gordon King
Myrna Loy Yasmani
David Torrence fältmarskalk
David Rollins löjtnant Malcolm King
Cyril Chadwick major Twynes
Lumsden Hare överste vid brittiska arméns Black Watch
Roy D'Arcy Rewa Ghunga
David Percy officer vid Black Watch
Mitchell Lewis Mohammed Khan
Claude King (as Claud King) general i Indien
Walter Long Harrim Bey
- Ej krediterade:
Francis Ford major McGregor
Frederick Sullivan generalens adjutant
Richard Travers adjutant
Pat Somerset O'Connor, officer vid Black Watch
Joseph Diskay Muezzin
Joyzelle Joyner dansös
Harry Allen Sandy
Mary Gordon Sandys hustru
Phillips Smalley läkare
Frank Baker man vid 42nd Royal Highland Regiment of Foot
Arthur Clayton man vid 42nd Royal Highland Regiment of Foot
Tom London man vid 42nd Royal Highland Regiment of Foot
Arthur Metcalfe man vid 42nd Royal Highland Regiment of Foot
John Wayne en man
Gregory Gaye en man
Bob Kortman en man
Jack Pennick en man
Randolph Scott en man
Lupita Tovar en ung kvinna

Companies

Production Company Fox Film Corporation
Copyright Fox Film Corporation 1929-05-31 LP424
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Fox Film 1930

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 45528
Date 1930-11-01
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 1705 meters
Censored length 1684 meters
Notes Stum version.


Censorship number 44278
Date 1930-01-30
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 1968 meters
Censored length 1947 meters
Notes Ljudversion (Movietone) Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.19:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Western Electric Recording
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2587 meter
Length in minutes 95 min
Reels 10 reels


Original work

Original title King of the Khyber Rifles (Novel)
Author Talbot Mundy


Release dates

First showing 1929-05-08 Los Angeles, Kalifornien USA 95 min
1929-05-08 New York City, New York USA 95 min
Release in Sweden 1930-10-25 Astoria Stockholm Sweden 71 min Ljudversion.

Soundtrack listing

Original title Flames of Delight
Composer William Kernell
Lyrics William Kernell


Holdings Stills

Black and white print 3
Album No


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