The Mad Genius
Cruel passions! Mad longings! A monster playing with the souls of his fellow beings!
Drama
Horror
Romance
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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1931-09-30
Runtime:
1h 21m
Director:
Michael Curtiz
Writer:
Harvey F. Thew, J. Grubb Alexander
Top Cast
John Barrymore
Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov
Marian Marsh
Nana Carlova
Charles Butterworth
Karimsky
Donald Cook
Fedor Ivanoff
Luis Alberni
Sergei Bankieff
Carmel Myers
Sonya Preskoya
André Luguet
Count Robert Renaud
Frankie Darro
Fedor as a Boy
Chester A. Bachman
Poster Hanger (uncredited)
Charles Brinley
Poster Hanger (uncredited)
Boris Karloff
Fedor's Father (uncredited)
Mae Madison
Olga Chekova (uncredited)
Official Videos
The Mad Genius - Original Theatrical Trailer
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