“A story of love and revenge in the African jungles!”
West of Zanzibar
6.9
43 votes·1928
·1h 10m
·MovieDramaThrillerMystery
Overview
A magician seeks vengeance upon the man who paralyzed him and the illegitimate daughter he sired with the magician's wife.
Commercial Verdict
Super Hit
Revenue vs Budget3.6x
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Strong box office performer
Keywords
magicafricabased on play or musicalrivalryrevengealcoholicsilent filmcrippledisabilitypsychotronicvengeancemagician
Cast
Lon Chaney
Phroso 'Dead-Legs'
Lionel Barrymore
Crane
Mary Nolan
Maizie
Warner Baxter
Doc
Jacqueline Gadsden
Anna
Tiny Ward
Tiny
Kalla Pasha
Babe
Curtis Nero
Bumbu
Chaz Chase
Music Hall Performer (uncredited)
Rose Dione
Zanzibar Club Owner (uncredited)
Louise Emmons
Old Woman on Street (uncredited)
Fred Gamble
Vaudeville Comedian (uncredited)
Emmett King
Stage Manager (uncredited)
Dick Sutherland
Cannibal (uncredited)
Art Winkler
Stagehand (uncredited)
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