The Mad Genius

The Mad Genius

1931
1h 21m
6.3

6.3/10

21 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Horror Romance

"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.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

cabaret puppeteer puppet ballet pre-code ballerina

Quick Facts

Release Date September 30, 1931
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0022103

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

Chester A. Bachman
Chester A. Bachman

Poster Hanger (uncredited)

Charles Brinley
Charles Brinley

Poster Hanger (uncredited)

Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff

Fedor's Father (uncredited)

Mae Madison
Mae Madison

Olga Chekova (uncredited)

Key Crew

Michael Curtiz
Director
J. Grubb Alexander
Screenplay
Harvey F. Thew
Screenplay