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West of Zanzibar
A magician's revenge, by Tod Browning.
What
A 1928 MGM one-sheet for West of Zanzibar, printed by the Joseph H. Tooker Litho Co.
Why
Tod Browning directed this tale of Phroso, a stage magician paralysed in a brawl, from the play Kongo; it went out with a synchronized score and no dialogue.
Notice
Mary Nolan and Warner Baxter are in the supporting cast.
“Vengeance in the jungle”
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Sized to protect print quality — this scan supports sizes up to 24x36" cleanly.
Size
$29.00
Provenance
- Film
- West of Zanzibar (1928), dir. Tod Browning
- Country / studio
- United States · Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Printer / stone
- Joseph H. Tooker Litho Co.
- Format
- One-sheet (27 × 41 in.)
- Poster published
- U.S. theatrical one-sheet, 1928
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (poster published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year, never the film’s. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-18. Star-portrait piece: sold as the artifact, the film named, the star incidental.
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The Double Bill
Two one-sheets, hung as a pair — a double feature for your wall, at a pairing price of $270.00 for the two. Build one from any two one-sheets in the gallery.
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