The Mad Genius

Name: The Mad Genius
Genre: Drama, Horror, Romance
Released: 1931-09-30
Duration: 1 h 21 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, Charles Butterworth, Donald Cook, Luis Alberni

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

The Mad Genius (1931)

Timing: 1:21 (81 min)

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Release date

1931-09-30

Country

United States

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Genre

Drama, Horror, Romance

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Director

Michael Curtiz

Actors

John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, Charles Butterworth, Donald Cook, Luis Alberni, Carmel Myers, André Luguet, Frankie Darro, Chester A. Bachman, Charles Brinley
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Operator

Barney McGill

Composer

David Mendoza

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Editing

Ralph Dawson
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Short description

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.

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