The Mad Genius (1931)

Name: The Mad Genius
Director: Michael Curtiz
Genre: Drama, Horror, Romance
Released: 1931-09-30
Duration: 81 min
Cast: John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, Charles Butterworth, Donald Cook, Luis Alberni

19311h 21mNRDramaHorrorRomance

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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Cast

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)

Crew

Director: Michael Curtiz
Writers: J. Grubb Alexander Harvey F. Thew
Music: David Mendoza
Cinematography: Barney McGill
Editing: Ralph Dawson

Details

Released: September 30, 1931
Language: English
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
IMDb: tt0022103