West of Zanzibar
1928 · Movie · 65 min. · United States
Magician Phroso's wife Anna leaves him for another man, named Crane, who fights with Phroso and leaves him paralyzed. Later Anna returns and he finds her dead, leaving behind a daughter. For 18 years Phroso, known as "Dead Legs" by his cronies, plots his revenge, becoming a pseudo-king in East Africa, nearby where Crane has set up an ivory business. When the daughter is grown, having lived in a brothel in Zanzibar thanks to "Dead Legs", Phroso put his plan into action, resulting in revenge and retribution all around.
Direction Tod Browning
Cast Lon Chaney · Lionel Barrymore · Mary Nolan · Warner Baxter · Jacqueline Gadsden · Tiny Ward · Kalla Pasha · Curtis Nero
Soundtrack William Axt · Fritz Stahlberg
Screenplay Elliott J. Clawson · Waldemar Young · Joseph Farnham · Chester De Vonde · Kilbourn Gordon
Cinematography Percy Hilburn
Original title West of Zanzibar
7.1
309 votes (FilmAffinity)
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