The Mad Genius (1931)

  • NR
  • 11/07/1931 (US)
  • Drama, Horror, Romance
  • 1h 21m

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.

Michael Curtiz

Director

J. Grubb Alexander

Screenplay

Harvey F. Thew

Screenplay

Cast

John Barrymore's headshot

John Barrymore

Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov
Marian Marsh's headshot

Marian Marsh

Nana Carlova
Charles Butterworth's headshot

Charles Butterworth

Karimsky
Donald Cook's headshot

Donald Cook

Fedor Ivanoff
Luis Alberni's headshot

Luis Alberni

Sergei Bankieff
Carmel Myers's headshot

Carmel Myers

Sonya Preskoya
André Luguet's headshot

André Luguet

Count Robert Renaud
Frankie Darro's headshot

Frankie Darro

Fedor as a Boy

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