West of Zanzibar (1928)

WEST OF ZANZIBAR  (1928)  ¢ ¢ ¢ 1/2
    D: Tod Browning
    Lon Chaney, Lionel Barrymore, Mary Nolan,
    Warner Baxter, Jacqueline Daly, Roscoe Ward
A typically sick and twisted story from Browning and Chaney, with Chaney as a magician who goes to great (and tragic) lengths to get even with the man who crippled him. Chaney, working without a lot of makeup, gives one of his best performances. A sound remake, called "Kongo", came out in 1932.