The Mad Genius poster

The Mad Genius( 1931)

TV-MADramaHorrorRomance
63%
User
Score

Cruel passions! Mad longings! A monster playing with the souls of his fellow beings!

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.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. cast image

      John Barrymore

      Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov

    2. cast image

      Marian Marsh

      Nana Carlova

    3. cast image

      Charles Butterworth

      Karimsky

    4. cast image

      Donald Cook

      Fedor Ivanoff

    5. cast image

      Luis Alberni

      Sergei Bankieff

    6. cast image

      Carmel Myers

      Sonya Preskoya

    7. cast image

      André Luguet

      Count Robert Renaud

    8. cast image

      Frankie Darro

      Fedor as a Boy

    9. cast image

      Chester A. Bachman

      Poster Hanger (uncredited)

    10. cast image

      Charles Brinley

      Poster Hanger (uncredited)

    11. cast image

      Boris Karloff

      Fedor's Father (uncredited)

    12. cast image

      Mae Madison

      Olga Chekova (uncredited)

    13. cast image

      Walter Miller

      Opera Spectator (uncredited)

    14. cast image

      Lee Moran

      Montmartre Cabaret Director (uncredited)

    15. cast image

      Charles Williams

      Stagehand (uncredited)

    16. cast image

      Harry Wilson

      Curtain Man (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 0Discussion

    We don't have any reviews for The Mad Genius

    Media

    Videos 1Backdrops 4Posters 5

    Recommendations

    1. Autumn Leaves

      Autumn Leaves70%

    2. Svengali

      Svengali61%

    3. Santa

      Santa56%

    4. Firefighters 2: Heroic Mission

      Firefighters 2: Heroic Mission55%

    5. Through a Glass Darkly

      Through a Glass Darkly78%

    6. Divorce Italian Style

      Divorce Italian Style79%

    7. Death in Venice

      Death in Venice73%

    8. Sudden Impact

      Sudden Impact66%

    9. The Awful Truth

      The Awful Truth72%

    10. Pom Poko

      Pom Poko72%

    11. The Grandmaster

      The Grandmaster66%

    12. Everyone Says I Love You

      Everyone Says I Love You64%

    13. About Elly

      About Elly74%

    14. Jules and Jim

      Jules and Jim76%

    15. The Holdovers

      The Holdovers77%

    16. Ivan's Childhood

      Ivan's Childhood78%

    17. Our Lips Are Sealed

      Our Lips Are Sealed60%

    18. Ordet

      Ordet79%

    19. Satyricon

      Satyricon67%

    20. The Bridge on the River Kwai

      The Bridge on the River Kwai78%

    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • cabaret
    • puppeteer
    • puppet
    • ballet
    • pre-code
    • ballerina