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The Mad Genius (1931)

81 min  -  Drama | Horror | Romance  -   7 November 1931 (USA)
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A crippled puppeteer rescues an abused young boy and turns the boy into a great ballet dancer. Complications ensue when... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Curtiz

Writers:

Martin Brown (play), J. Grubb Alexander (screenplay), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

John Barrymore, Marian Marsh and Charles Butterworth
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
John Barrymore ...
Marian Marsh Marian Marsh ...
Charles Butterworth Charles Butterworth ...
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 (as Andre Luguet)
Frankie Darro ...
Fedor as a Boy
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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. Written by Anonymous  

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Plot Keywords:

Puppeteer | Ballet | Nobility | Megalomania | Cabaret  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Horror | Romance

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

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Warner Bros. Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Michael Curtiz hired Boris Karloff because he mistakenly thought he was Russian. See more »

Quotes

Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov: I will create my own being: that boy! That boy will be my counterpart, he shall be what I should have been... I will mold him, I will pour into him my genius, my soul. In him all my dreams, all my ambitions will be fulfilled -- the greatest dancer of all time!
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Connections

Referenced in Taxi! (1932) See more »

Soundtracks

"Danse Russe Trépak"
(uncredited)
from "Nutcracker Suite, Op.71a"
Written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Played during the opening puppet sequence See more »