A magician seeks vengeance upon the man who paralyzed him and the illegitimate daughter he sired with the magician's wife.A magician seeks vengeance upon the man who paralyzed him and the illegitimate daughter he sired with the magician's wife.A magician seeks vengeance upon the man who paralyzed him and the illegitimate daughter he sired with the magician's wife.
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)
Edna Tichenor
- Dancing Girl in Zanzibar Club
- (uncredited)
Art Winkler
- Stagehand
- (uncredited)
Art Winkler
- Stagehand
- (uncredited)
Dan Wolheim
- Zanzibar Club Customer
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn the ceremonial tribal dances the local extras had difficulty dancing to the drums.To remedy the situation a radio was brought to the set and played Jazz tunes by a local station.
- GoofsWhen the natives are crossing the river with the ivory tusks and Tiny appears as the evil spirit, they drop the tusks and run. The tusks float on the water.
- Quotes
Phroso 'Dead-Legs': I'm particular who I eat with. Feed her on the floor!
Doc: I'm down pretty low, but not so far that I'll stand for this.
Phroso 'Dead-Legs': Yair? Well, you'll stand for anything *I* say.
Maizie: Say, Mister! Don't get in trouble on account of me.
Doc: I'll eat with her. I'm particular about who I eat with, too.
- Alternate versionsMGM also released this move without any soundtrack.
- ConnectionsEdited into Kongo (1932)
Featured review
Another great Browning-Chaney collaboration
One year after these two prominent figures of the silent era cinema worked together for The Unknown, here they team again for another tragic story of despair, loss and revenge. Clocking at little more than an hour, West of Zanzibar combines the best of both worlds: Browning's atmospheric direction that turns Africa (or the studio backlot that stood for it) in a dark limbo where cannibal tribes perform weird rituals to their gods and drums of doom sound in the night, and Lon Chaney, the man, the myth.
Saying that Lon Chaney is among the finest character actors of all time is an understatement. Mostly known for his macabre make-up that made him almost unrecognizable from one role to the other, Chaney was also a fantastic actor, able to emote and connect with the audience with a gesture or a look of his eyes. West of Zanzibar's story works on the same motif of tragic irony that made The Unknown so good and offers the perfect role for this great actor. Unsurprisingly he makes the most of it.
A great companion piece for The Unknown and a fine movie on its own right, West of Zanzibar is the result of two inspired artists at the top of their craft working together. Recommended.
Saying that Lon Chaney is among the finest character actors of all time is an understatement. Mostly known for his macabre make-up that made him almost unrecognizable from one role to the other, Chaney was also a fantastic actor, able to emote and connect with the audience with a gesture or a look of his eyes. West of Zanzibar's story works on the same motif of tragic irony that made The Unknown so good and offers the perfect role for this great actor. Unsurprisingly he makes the most of it.
A great companion piece for The Unknown and a fine movie on its own right, West of Zanzibar is the result of two inspired artists at the top of their craft working together. Recommended.
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- Los pantanos de Zanzíbar
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- $259,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 5 minutes
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