''The Men of Zanzibar'' is a 1922 American silent

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directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring William Russell,

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and

Claude Payton Claude Duval Payton (March 30, 1882 in Centerville, Iowa – March 1, 1955 in Los Angeles, California) was an American actor in many silent films and other films. On stage, Claude Payton toured with the Spooner Stock Company, which was head ...

.Solomon p.277 The American

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is informed that a fugitive American has just reached the African coast, and becomes suspicious of a newly arrived man from

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, Massachusetts.

Cast

* William Russell as Hugh Hemingway *

as Polly Adair *

as George Sheyer * Harvey Clark as Wilbur Harris *

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as Arthur Fearing *

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as Sir George Firth *

Lila Leslie Lila Leslie (1 January 1890 – 8 September 1940) was a Scottish actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 70 films between 1913 and 1933. She was born in Glasgow, Scotland and died in Los Angeles, California. Selected filmograp ...

as Lady Firth

References

Bibliography

* Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2011.

External links

* 1922 films 1922 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Rowland V. Lee American silent feature films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films Fox Film films 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub