The Mad Genius (1931)

09/30/1931 (US) • 1h 21m

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.

Top Billed Cast

John Barrymore

Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov

Marian Marsh

Nana Carlova

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)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

cabaret

puppeteer

puppet

ballet

pre-code

ballerina

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