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1928 Feature
West of Zanzibar
Directed by Tod Browning → • Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Dark, atmospheric Tod Browning silent melodrama starring Lon Chaney as 'Dead-Legs' Phroso, a paralyzed stage magician who retreats to a remote African jungle compound to orchestrate an elaborate eighteen-year vengeance against the ivory trader (Lionel Barrymore) who crippled him and stole his wife.
Runtime
65 minutes
Aspect Ratio
523:360
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Classification
Pre-1929 Statutory
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⚖️ Statutory Public Domain Clearance Provenance
First published in 1928 (prior to January 1, 1929). Under United States copyright statute (17 U.S.C. § 304(b)), copyright protection has conclusively expired by operation of law. This motion picture has permanently entered the US Public Domain and is free from copyright restriction.