The ruthless Flint, a disabled man, rules an isolated region of Kongo like an omnipotent god, through superstition and sadism, living only for the day when he can get revenge on the man who ruined his life.
Acting
Walter Huston's unhinged, scenery-devouring monologues.
Production
Gloriously fake jungle sets that add surreal camp value.
Writing
Pre-Code dialogue so nasty it feels illegal.
Director
William J. Cowen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is a sound remake of Lon Chaney's silent 'West of Zanzibar' (1928), with both films using the same play as source material.
Released mere months before the Hays Code enforcement began in 1934, making it a time capsule of Hollywood's last gasp of unfiltered depravity.
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