West of Zanzibar
A story of love and revenge in the African jungles!
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A dark, psychologically twisted revenge tale set in colonial Africa, where a crippled magician's obsession with vengeance consumes him across years of scheming and moral decay.
A magician seeks vengeance upon the man who paralyzed him and the illegitimate daughter he sired with the magician's wife.
Essence
Ensemble
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)
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