The Mad Genius

1h 21min

Drama

Horror

Romance

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

John Barrymore

John Barrymore

Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov
Marian Marsh

Marian Marsh

Nana Carlova
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
Frankie Darro

Frankie Darro

Fedor as a Boy
Chester A. Bachman

Chester A. Bachman

Poster Hanger (uncredited)
Charles Brinley

Charles Brinley

Poster Hanger (uncredited)
Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Fedor's Father (uncredited)
Mae Madison

Mae Madison

Olga Chekova (uncredited)
Walter Miller

Walter Miller

Opera Spectator (uncredited)
Lee Moran

Lee Moran

Montmartre Cabaret Director (uncredited)
Charles Williams

Charles Williams

Stagehand (uncredited)
Harry Wilson

Harry Wilson

Curtain Man (uncredited)

Release date

30th Sep 1931

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English