La serpe di Zanzibar (1928)
L'illusionista Phroso viene abbandonato dalla moglie che lo lascia per un altro uomo, Crane. Lottando con Crane, Phroso viene colpito e resta paralizzato. La moglie poi muore, lasciando una bambina. Nei seguenti diciotto anni, Phroso, in Africa, vive rispettato come un re da una tribù locale: ora viene chiamato Dead Legs (Gambe morte) dai suoi compari. Il suo scopo nella vita è quello di vendicarsi di Crane, un trafficante d'avorio, con cui avrà alla fine uno scontro da cui uscirà vincitore.
Direttore: Tod Browning
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Lon Chaney as Phroso 'Dead-Legs' |
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Lionel Barrymore as Crane |
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Mary Nolan as Maizie |
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Warner Baxter as Doc |
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Jacqueline Gadsden as Anna |
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Tiny Ward as Tiny |
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Kalla Pasha as Babe |
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Curtis Nero as Bumbu |
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Chaz Chase as Music Hall Performer (uncredited) |
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Rose Dione as Zanzibar Club Owner (uncredited) |
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Louise Emmons as Old Woman on Street (uncredited) |
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Fred Gamble as Vaudeville Comedian (uncredited) |
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Emmett King as Stage Manager (uncredited) |
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Dick Sutherland as Cannibal (uncredited) |
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Art Winkler as Stagehand (uncredited) |
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Dan Wolheim as Zanzibar Club Customer (uncredited) |
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Zalla Zarana as Woman in Zanzibar Bar (uncredited) |
| Production | Tod Browning | Producer |
| Writing | Elliott J. Clawson | Writer |
| Directing | Tod Browning | Director |
| Camera | Percy Hilburn | Director of Photography |
| Sound | William Axt | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Settings |
| Writing | Waldemar Young | Adaptation |
| Production | Irving Thalberg | Producer |
| Camera | Bob Bonner | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Harry Sharrock | Assistant Director |
| Art | Richard Day | Settings |
| Crew | Louis B. Mayer | Presenter |
| Editing | Harry Reynolds | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | David Cox | Wardrobe Designer |
| Writing | Chester De Vonde | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Kilbourn Gordon | Theatre Play |
