The Mad Genius

1931    81m    Not Rated
Horror, Drama, Romance
6.357%62%
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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.
Directed By
Michael Curtiz
Written By
J. Grubb Alexander, Harvey F. Thew, Martin Brown
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast of The Mad Genius
  • John BarrymoreVladimar Ivan Tsarakov
  • Marian MarshNana Carlova
  • Charles ButterworthKarimsky
  • Donald CookFedor Ivanoff
  • Luis AlberniSergei Bankieff
  • Carmel MyersSonya Preskoya
  • André LuguetCount Robert Renaud
  • Frankie DarroFedor as a Boy
  • Chester A. BachmanPoster Hanger (uncredited)
  • Charles BrinleyPoster Hanger (uncredited)
  • Boris KarloffFedor's Father (uncredited)
  • Mae MadisonOlga Chekova (uncredited)
  • Walter MillerOpera Spectator (uncredited)
  • Lee MoranMontmartre Cabaret Director (uncredited)
  • Charles WilliamsStagehand (uncredited)
  • Harry WilsonCurtain Man (uncredited)
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