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69% Critic Match
West of Zanzibar
“A story of love and revenge in the African jungles!”
6.9 / 10• 1928• 1h 10m•NR• English
DramaThrillerMystery
Storyline
A magician seeks vengeance upon the man who paralyzed him and the illegitimate daughter he sired with the magician's wife.
Cast & Crew
Lon Chaney
Phroso 'Dead-Legs'
Lead
Lionel Barrymore
Crane
Mary Nolan
Maizie
Warner Baxter
Doc
Jacqueline Gadsden
Anna
Tiny Ward
Tiny
Kalla Pasha
Babe
Curtis Nero
Bumbu
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tod Browning's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. West of Zanzibar is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
