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The Mad Genius
1931 6.3 (20 votes) 1h 21m
Genres
Drama Horror Romance
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures

The Mad Genius

Cruel passions! Mad longings! A monster playing with the souls of his fellow beings!

Overview

A crippled puppeteer rescues an abused young boy and turns the boy into a great ballet dancer. Complications ensue when, as a young man, the dancer falls in love with a young woman the puppeteer is also in love with.

Key Crew

Director: Michael Curtiz

Screenplay: J. Grubb Alexander, Harvey F. Thew

Director of Photography: Barney McGill

Top Cast

John Barrymore
John Barrymore

Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov

Marian Marsh
Marian Marsh

Nana Carlova

Charles Butterworth
Charles Butterworth

Karimsky

Donald Cook
Donald Cook

Fedor Ivanoff

Luis Alberni
Luis Alberni

Sergei Bankieff

Carmel Myers
Carmel Myers

Sonya Preskoya

André Luguet
André Luguet

Count Robert Renaud

Frankie Darro
Frankie Darro

Fedor as a Boy

Videos

The Mad Genius - Original Theatrical Trailer

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