The Mad Genius (1931)
The Mad Genius (1931)
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.

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Cast

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

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.


Tagline: Cruel passions! Mad longings! A monster playing with the souls of his fellow beings!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Drama, Horror, Romance

Language: English

Release Date: 30 September 1931

Country: US

Runtime: 81m

Company Credits

Company: Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

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

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)

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Writing Credits

Production Crew

Not currently known.

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Earl Luick

Earl Luick

Costume Design

Sound

David Mendoza

David Mendoza

Conductor

David Mendoza

David Mendoza

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Barney McGill

Barney McGill

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Anton Grot

Anton Grot

Art Direction

Other Crew

Adolph Bolm

Adolph Bolm

Choreographer

Charles Weidman

Charles Weidman

Stunt Double

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