West of Zanzibar (1928)

Advertising flier for Lon Chaney in WEST OF ZANZIBAR (1928)

A Story of Love and Revenge in African Jungles!

The Man of a Thousand Faces adds another thrilling achievement to his long list of screen triumphs.  As "Dead Legs," the crippled charlatan who drifts to Africa and becomas ruler of a kingdom of cutthroats and scum of the earth, Chaney will lead you through such a succession of romantic and dramatic thrills as even he has never revealed!

Advertising flier for Lon Chaney in WEST OF ZANZIBAR (1928)

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4 Dramatic Days Starting SUNDAY April 14th
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Lionel Barrymore and Lon Chaney in WEST OF ZANZIBAR (1928)

with Lon Chaney and Lionel Barrymore. Directed by Tod Browning. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

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Books

Dark Carnival: The Secret World of Tod Browning, by David J. Skal and Elias Savada, pp. 122-124, 166-167, 201.

A Thousand Faces: Lon Chaney's Unique Artistry in Motion Pictures, by Michael F. Blake, pp. 199, 250-260.

The Films of Lon Chaney, by Michael F. Blake pp. 179-182.

 

Last Modified November 12, 2007.