![]() Owen Moore was originally set to play Doc, but the role went to Warner Baxter instead. The Hays office, the official Hollywood censor, banned the stage play "Kongo" from the screen, so to bypass the ruling, MGM changed the title first to SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR, then finally to WEST OF ZANZIBAR. Walter Huston starred in the stage play and later played Phroso again in the 1932 sound film remake of the same story which was also called Kongo. ![]() The screenplay was written by Elliott Clawson, based on a play named Kongo by Charles de Vonde and Kilbourn Gordon. ![]() The supporting cast includes Mary Nolan and Warner Baxter. The screenplay concerns a vengeful stage magician named Phroso ( Lon Chaney) who becomes paralyzed in a brawl with a rival ( Lionel Barrymore). West of Zanzibar is a 1928 American silent film directed by Tod Browning.
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