Drama ·Thriller ·Mystery · United States of America · 1928 · 1h 10m

West of Zanzibar

West of Zanzibar poster
Director
Tod Browning
Cast
Lon Chaney as Phroso 'Dead-Legs' Lionel Barrymore as Crane Mary Nolan as Maizie Warner Baxter as Doc Jacqueline Gadsden as Anna Tiny Ward as Tiny
Crew
Percy Hilburn — Director of Photography Harry Reynolds — Editor William Axt — Original Music Composer Elliott J. Clawson — Writer Tod Browning — Producer Irving Thalberg — Producer
Tagline

A story of love and revenge in the African jungles!

Synopsis

A magician seeks vengeance upon the man who paralyzed him and the illegitimate daughter he sired with the magician's wife.

Mood & Themes
magicafricabased on play or musicalrivalryrevengealcoholicsilent filmcrippledisabilitypsychotronicvengeancemagician
Key Collaborators
Tod Browning Director Percy Hilburn Director of Photography Harry Reynolds Editor William Axt Original Music Composer Elliott J. Clawson Writer Tod Browning Producer Irving Thalberg Producer
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