The Mad Genius
6.3
“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
16 people
John Barrymore
Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov
Known for
Grand Hotel
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Marian Marsh
Nana Carlova
Known for
Svengali
The Black Room
Charles Butterworth
Karimsky
Known for
Love Me Tonight
Donald Cook
Fedor Ivanoff
Known for
The Public Enemy
Baby Face
Luis Alberni
Sergei Bankieff
Known for
The Lady Eve
Easy Living
Carmel Myers
Sonya Preskoya
Known for
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Svengali
André Luguet
Count Robert Renaud
Known for
Paris Blues
Frankie Darro
Fedor as a Boy
Known for
Wild Boys of the Road
Operation Petticoat
Chester A. Bachman
Poster Hanger (uncredited)
Known for
Saps at Sea
Charles Brinley
Poster Hanger (uncredited)
Known for
The Sheik
Boris Karloff
Fedor's Father (uncredited)
Known for
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Bride of Frankenstein
Mae Madison
Olga Chekova (uncredited)
Also in
The Big Stampede
So Big!
Michael Curtiz Director · Harvey F. Thew Screenplay J. Grubb Alexander Screenplay
United States release November 7, 1931 · Produced in United States
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · September 30, 1931
Theatrical
United States · November 7, 1931
Theatrical
United States
August 19, 1959 · TV · San Diego, California
Australia
April 30, 1932 · Theatrical
Denmark
May 27, 1932 · Theatrical
Finland
March 12, 1933 · Theatrical
Spain
November 30, 1932 · Theatrical · Barcelona
Sweden
May 4, 1932 · Theatrical
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