West of Zanzibar
A magician seeks vengeance upon the man who paralyzed him and the illegitimate daughter he sired with the magician's wife.
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1928 directed by Tod Browning starring Lon Chaney, Lionel Barrymore, Warner Baxter and Jacqueline Gadsden with Mary Nolan, Tiny Ward, Kalla Pasha and Curtis Nero. Crippled during a fight with his wife’s lover and as a result becoming seedy, plotting and vengeful, a professional magician plots a horrible revenge on both the man and his daughter. Soundtrack contains two brief clips of classical music easily recognized and two pieces by Bull of Heaven: "Night's Great Perimeter" and "Following the Sand," as well as added sound effects throughout.
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- Director
- Tod Browning
- Starring
- Lon Chaney, Lionel Barrymore, Mary Nolan, Warner Baxter, Jacqueline Gadsden, Tiny Ward, Kalla Pasha, Curtis Nero
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