West of Zanzibar

West of Zanzibar (1928)

  • 80% of users liked it
    (426 ratings)

In this lurid Tod Browning melodrama, boasting a thoroughly creepy performance by Lon Chaney, Chaney plays Phroso, a limehouse magician who is thoroughly in love with his wife Anna (Jacquelin Gadsdon). Also in love with Phroso's wife is ivory-trader Crane (Lionel Barrymore). After a performance,… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 3 min.
Directed By
Tod Browning
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Nov 28, 1928 Wide
MGM

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    What makes this film special is the virtuoso performance of Chaney.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Pierluigi P


    A bit slow and overly dramatic but undeniably interesting and atmospheric vehicle for the legendary man of the thousand faces, Lon Chaney. well crafted revenge flick.

  • Eric B


    A remarkably dark, twisted movie, even by contemporary standards. And of course, it has a fantastic performance by Lon Chaney, playing a maniacal, vengeful Colonel Kurtz type who has paralyzed legs and laboriously drags himself around on his arms. "West of Zanzibar" is not… More

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