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The Mad Genius

The Mad Genius

# Cruel passions! Mad longings! A monster playing with the souls of his fellow beings!
Drama   Horror   Romance
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1931-09-30
⌚ Running Time: 81 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.3

Beloved Cast

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

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