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The Mad Genius

NR

1931

81 minutes

DramaHorrorRomance

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 Cast

John Barrymore headshot

John Barrymore

Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov

Marian Marsh headshot

Marian Marsh

Nana Carlova

Charles Butterworth headshot

Charles Butterworth

Karimsky

Donald Cook headshot

Donald Cook

Fedor Ivanoff

Luis Alberni headshot

Luis Alberni

Sergei Bankieff

Carmel Myers headshot

Carmel Myers

Sonya Preskoya

André Luguet headshot

André Luguet

Count Robert Renaud

Frankie Darro headshot

Frankie Darro

Fedor as a Boy

Chester A. Bachman headshot

Chester A. Bachman

Poster Hanger (uncredited)

Charles Brinley headshot

Charles Brinley

Poster Hanger (uncredited)

Boris Karloff headshot

Boris Karloff

Fedor's Father (uncredited)

Mae Madison headshot

Mae Madison

Olga Chekova (uncredited)

Walter Miller headshot

Walter Miller

Opera Spectator (uncredited)

Lee Moran headshot

Lee Moran

Montmartre Cabaret Director (uncredited)

Charles Williams headshot

Charles Williams

Stagehand (uncredited)

Harry Wilson headshot

Harry Wilson

Curtain Man (uncredited)