The Mad Genius

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

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1931 · 81 min · NR · Drama · Horror · Romance · TMDB 6.4/10

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.

Directed by Michael Curtiz

Cast

John Barrymore — Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov
Marian Marsh — Nana Carlova
Charles Butterworth — Karimsky
Donald Cook — Fedor Ivanoff
Luis Alberni — Sergei Bankieff