The Mad Genius (1931)

The Mad Genius (1931)

Cruel passions! Mad longings! A monster playing with the souls of his fellow beings! 1931-09-30 United States of America 81 Min. PG-13
6.3 20 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

John Barrymore is Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov
Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov
Marian Marsh is Nana Carlova
Nana Carlova
Charles Butterworth is Karimsky
Karimsky
Donald Cook is Fedor Ivanoff
Fedor Ivanoff
Luis Alberni is Sergei Bankieff
Sergei Bankieff
Carmel Myers is Sonya Preskoya
Sonya Preskoya
André Luguet is Count Robert Renaud
Count Robert Renaud
Frankie Darro is Fedor as a Boy
Fedor as a Boy
Chester A. Bachman is Poster Hanger (uncredited)
Poster Hanger (uncredited)
Charles Brinley is Poster Hanger (uncredited)
Poster Hanger (uncredited)
Boris Karloff is Fedor's Father (uncredited)
Fedor's Father (uncredited)
Mae Madison is Olga Chekova (uncredited)
Olga Chekova (uncredited)

Related Movies