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West of Zanzibar (1928) starring Lon Chaney, Lionel Barrymore

West of Zanzibar

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When his dying wife returns with a baby girl a year after leaving him for Crane (Barrymore), the trader who crippled him, a Limehouse magician named Phroso (Chaney) vows to get even. West of Zanzibar

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Song lyrics to Crazy Rhythm (1928) Music by Joseph Meyer and Roger Wolfe Kahn, performed in Casablanca

Crazy Rhythm song lyrics

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Song lyrics to Crazy Rhythm (1928) Music by Joseph Meyer and Roger Wolfe Kahn, performed in Tea for Two and Casablanca among others

I feel like the Emperor Nero when Rome was a very hot town
Father Knickerbocker, forgive me, I play while your city burns down
Through all its night life I fiddle away
It’s not the right life, but think of the pay
Someday I will bid it goodbye, I’ll put my fiddle away and I’ll say

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