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

The Mad Genius (1931)

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

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 & Crew

Director
Michael Curtiz
  • Profile picture of John Barrymore
    Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov John Barrymore
  • Profile picture of Marian Marsh
    Nana Carlova Marian Marsh
  • Profile picture of Charles Butterworth
    Karimsky Charles Butterworth
  • Profile picture of Donald Cook
    Fedor Ivanoff Donald Cook
  • Profile picture of Luis Alberni
    Sergei Bankieff Luis Alberni
  • Profile picture of Carmel Myers
    Sonya Preskoya Carmel Myers
  • Profile picture of André Luguet
    Count Robert Renaud André Luguet
  • Profile picture of Frankie Darro
    Fedor as a Boy Frankie Darro

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Keywords

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