"A story of love and revenge in the African jungles!" 24 November 1928 Drama, Thriller, Mystery 70 mins
A magician seeks vengeance upon the man who paralyzed him and the illegitimate daughter he sired with the magician's wife.
Watch the official West of Zanzibar 1928 trailer in HD below.
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
Kalla Pasha as Babe
Curtis Nero as Bumbu
Rose Dione as Zanzibar Club Owner (uncredited)
Louise Emmons as Old Woman on Street (uncredited)
Fred Gamble as Vaudeville Comedian (uncredited)
Emmett King as Stage Manager (uncredited)
Dick Sutherland as Cannibal (uncredited)
Art Winkler as Stagehand (uncredited)
Dan Wolheim as Zanzibar Club Customer (uncredited)
Zalla Zarana as Woman in Zanzibar Bar (uncredited)
Waldemar Young Adaptation
Cedric Gibbons Settings
Percy Hilburn Director of Photography
Tod Browning Director
Elliott J. Clawson Writer
Irving Thalberg Producer
William Axt Original Music Composer
Tod Browning Producer
Louis B. Mayer Presenter
Richard Day Settings
Harry Sharrock Assistant Director
Bob Bonner Still Photographer
Harry Reynolds Editor
David Cox Wardrobe Designer
Chester De Vonde Theatre Play
Kilbourn Gordon Theatre Play
À l'ouest de Zanzibar Trailer
ザンジバルの西 Trailer
France 21 March 1930
United States 24 November 1928
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This is a trailer I created for the 10/27/18 screening of WEST OF ZANZIBAR at Niles Film Museum.
Promotional spot for Capitol Theatre Rome NY. Lon Chaney.
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West of Zanzibar: Revenge is a dish best served cold in director Tod Browning's lurid tale of love and vengeance starring Lon Chaney Lionel ...
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