West of Zanzibar
A story of love and revenge in the African jungles!
1928 | 70m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Tod Browning |
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| Writer: | Elliott J. Clawson, Waldemar Young |
| Staring: |
| A magician seeks vengeance upon the man who paralyzed him and the illegitimate daughter he sired with the magician's wife. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 24, 1928 |
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| Director: | Tod Browning |
| Writer: | Elliott J. Clawson, Waldemar Young |
| Genres: | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | africa, magic, revenge, rivalry, based on play or musical, alcoholic, silent film, cripple, disability, psychotronic, vengeance, magician, ivory |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $921,000
Budget: $259,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Dan Wolheim | Zanzibar Club Customer (uncredited) |
| Zalla Zarana | Woman in Zanzibar Bar (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Elliott J. Clawson | Writer |
| William Axt | Original Music Composer |
| Percy Hilburn | Director of Photography |
| Chester De Vonde | Theatre Play |
| Kilbourn Gordon | Theatre Play |
| Harry Reynolds | Editor |
| David Cox | Wardrobe Designer |
| Harry Sharrock | Assistant Director |
| Richard Day | Settings |
| Bob Bonner | Still Photographer |
| Louis B. Mayer | Presenter |
| Tod Browning | Director |
| Waldemar Young | Adaptation |
| Cedric Gibbons | Settings |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Tod Browning | Producer |
| Irving Thalberg | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
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