The Black Watch (1929) | |
| Director(s) | John Ford |
| Producer(s) | Winfield R. Sheehan (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Adventure, Drama |
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The Black Watch (1929) was a Adventure - Drama Film directed by John Ford and produced by Winfield R. Sheehan.
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THE BLACK WATCH
By Dan Day, Jr. on Nov 2, 2025 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogTHE BLACK WATCH (1929) is director John Ford's first sound feature. I was enticed to seek it out after reading about it in the book JOHN FORD AT WORK, which I wrote a blog post on a week ago. THE BLACK WATCH is an Imperial Britain adventure story, taking place in 1914. The Great War has just broken ... Read full article
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This was the first sound feature that John Ford directed. Unable to shout orders to the actors, he had his brother, First Assistant Edward O'Fearna dress up as a rifleman and mingle with the crowd whispering Ford's instructions to the principal actors.
John Ford's first talkie.
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John Ford's first talkie.
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