The Mad Genius
Cruel passions! Mad longings! A monster playing with the souls of his fellow beings!
1931-09-30 | 81 minutes
Plot Summary
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
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John BarrymoreVladimar Ivan Tsarakov
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Marian MarshNana Carlova
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Charles ButterworthKarimsky
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Donald CookFedor Ivanoff
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Luis AlberniSergei Bankieff
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Carmel MyersSonya Preskoya
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André LuguetCount Robert Renaud
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Frankie DarroFedor as a Boy
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Chester A. BachmanPoster Hanger (uncredited)
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Charles BrinleyPoster Hanger (uncredited)
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Boris KarloffFedor's Father (uncredited)
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Mae MadisonOlga Chekova (uncredited)
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Walter MillerOpera Spectator (uncredited)
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Lee MoranMontmartre Cabaret Director (uncredited)
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Charles WilliamsStagehand (uncredited)
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Harry WilsonCurtain Man (uncredited)