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The Mad Genius

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6.3/10 • 20

1931-09-301h 21m

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

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.

Directors
Michael Curtiz
Editors
Ralph Dawson

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  1. John Barrymore

    John Barrymore

    Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov

  2. Marian Marsh

    Marian Marsh

    Nana Carlova

  3. Charles Butterworth

    Charles Butterworth

    Karimsky

  4. Donald Cook

    Donald Cook

    Fedor Ivanoff

  5. Luis Alberni

    Luis Alberni

    Sergei Bankieff

  6. Carmel Myers

    Carmel Myers

    Sonya Preskoya

  7. André Luguet

    André Luguet

    Count Robert Renaud

  8. Frankie Darro

    Frankie Darro

    Fedor as a Boy

  9. Chester A. Bachman

    Chester A. Bachman

    Poster Hanger (uncredited)

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
cabaretpuppeteerpuppetballetpre-codeballerina