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The Mad Genius

The Mad Genius

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The Mad Genius

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

1931

1h 21m

6.4(23 votes)

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.

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Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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)

Creative team

Directed by: Michael Curtiz
Written by: Harvey F. Thew
J. Grubb Alexander

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