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The Mad Genius (1931)

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

Genre : Drama, Horror, Romance

Runtime : 1H 21M

Director : Michael Curtiz
Writer : J. Grubb Alexander, Harvey F. Thew

Synopsis

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.

Actors

John Barrymore
John Barrymore
Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov
Marian Marsh
Marian Marsh
Nana Carlova
Charles Butterworth
Charles Butterworth
Karimsky
Donald Cook
Donald Cook
Fedor Ivanoff
Luis Alberni
Luis Alberni
Sergei Bankieff
Carmel Myers
Carmel Myers
Sonya Preskoya
André Luguet
André Luguet
Count Robert Renaud (as Andre Luguet)
Frankie Darro
Frankie Darro
Fedor as a Boy
Chester A. Bachman
Chester A. Bachman
Poster Hanger (uncredited)
Charles Brinley
Charles Brinley
Poster Hanger (uncredited)
Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff
Fedor's Father (uncredited)
Mae Madison
Mae Madison
Olga Chekova (uncredited)
Walter Miller
Walter Miller
Opera Spectator (uncredited)
Lee Moran
Lee Moran
Montmartre Cabaret Director (uncredited)
Charles Williams
Charles Williams
Stagehand (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
Harry Wilson
Curtain Man (uncredited)

Crews

Michael Curtiz
Michael Curtiz
Director
J. Grubb Alexander
J. Grubb Alexander
Screenplay
Harvey F. Thew
Harvey F. Thew
Screenplay
David Mendoza
David Mendoza
Original Music Composer
Barney McGill
Barney McGill
Director of Photography
Ralph Dawson
Ralph Dawson
Editor
Anton Grot
Anton Grot
Art Direction
Earl Luick
Earl Luick
Costume Design
Martin Brown
Martin Brown
Theatre Play
David Mendoza
David Mendoza
Conductor
Adolph Bolm
Adolph Bolm
Choreographer
Charles Weidman
Charles Weidman
Stunt Double

Trailers and other movies

The Mad Genius - Original Theatrical Trailer

Posters and backgrounds

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