72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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WEST OF ZANZIBAR

TOD BROWNING
     7 m.
Synopsis
A stage magician is paralyzed when grappling with a rival for his wife's affections. The magician's wife disappears, and he assumes she has run away with his rival. A few years later, she returns with a daughter, but dies before she is able to talk to him. For his revenge, the magician consigns the child to a whorehouse in Zanzibar, and pursues his enemy throughout Africa in a wheelchair.
Director
TOD BROWNING
Cast
Lon Chaney, Lionel Barrymore, Mary Nolan, Warner Baxter
Running Time
7 m.
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