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The Mad Genius

First aired on Sep 30, 1931

Runtime: 81mins

60%

Genres: Drama, Horror, Romance

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.

Featured Cast: click image to view more
John Barrymore | Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov
Marian Marsh | Nana Carlova
Charles Butterworth | Karimsky
Donald Cook | Fedor Ivanoff
Luis Alberni | Sergei Bankieff
Carmel Myers | Sonya Preskoya
Featured Crew
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Martin Brown | Theatre Play
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David Mendoza | Conductor
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Adolph Bolm | Choreographer
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Charles Weidman | Stunt Double
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Michael Curtiz | Director
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J. Grubb Alexander | Screenplay