The Watch
1949, Chinese. Directed by Huang Zuolin.
A street-wise and tough orphan called Maverick is arrested for a petty theft and sent to an orphanage, but succeeds in concealing a watch he had stolen from an old shopkeeper just before his arrest. At the orphanage, he is recruited by a crooked warder for further and more serious crimes. But when two more children are admitted to the orphanage -- a boy called "Fatty" and a girl called "Little Mouse" -- he makes the first friends he has ever had. But when Maverick learns the girl is the granddaughter of the old shopkeeper he stole the watch from, and what ruin it brought to her family, he has a crisis of conscience.
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- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 31 December 1949
- Original title
- 錶
- Country
- China
- Written by
- Huang Zuolin
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What The Watch is based on
The Watch is based on Clock (1928) by L. Panteleev.
1928
Clock
By L. Panteleev
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The Watch runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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The Watch isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 31 December 1949. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Watch?
If you liked The Watch, try The Young One, Won't Back Down, Girl in the Box.
Who directed The Watch?
The Watch (1949) was directed by Huang Zuolin and stars Zhao Qiansun, Cai Yuanyuan, Yang Wenlong.
What is The Watch based on?
The Watch is based on Clock (1928) by L. Panteleev.