How long is West of Zanzibar?

West of Zanzibar is 1 hr 8 min long.

Who is Phroso in West of Zanzibar?

Lon Chaney plays Phroso in the film.

What is West of Zanzibar about?

When magician Phroso's (Lon Chaney) beloved wife, Anna (Jacqueline Gadsden), leaves him for ivory merchant Crane (Lionel Barrymore), the two men fight and Phroso is left paralyzed from the waist down. After Anna's sudden death, Phroso takes revenge on Crane by spiriting Anna's baby away to Africa, where he rears her in a brothel and keeps her enslaved with drugs. But when Crane and Phroso -- now known as "Dead-Legs" Flint -- meet again after 18 years, Crane delivers some shocking news.

West of Zanzibar

Name: West of Zanzibar
Duration: 68
Rating: 81

NR 1 hr 8 min

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How long is West of Zanzibar?: West of Zanzibar is 1 hr 8 min long.

Who directed West of Zanzibar?: Tod Browning

Who is Phroso in West of Zanzibar?: Lon Chaney plays Phroso in the film.

What is West of Zanzibar about?: When magician Phroso's (Lon Chaney) beloved wife, Anna (Jacqueline Gadsden), leaves him for ivory merchant Crane (Lionel Barrymore), the two men fight and Phroso is left paralyzed from the waist down. After Anna's sudden death, Phroso takes revenge on Crane by spiriting Anna's baby away to Africa, where he rears her in a brothel and keeps her enslaved with drugs. But when Crane and Phroso -- now known as "Dead-Legs" Flint -- meet again after 18 years, Crane delivers some shocking news.