Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov
John Barrymore
Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov
The Mad Genius
“Cruel passions! Mad longings! A monster playing with the souls of his fellow beings!”
6.3
1931
1h 21m
DramaHorrorRomance
Director: Michael Curtiz
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.
Trailer
The Mad Genius - Original Theatrical Trailer Official
Cast
Nana Carlova
Marian Marsh
Nana Carlova
Karimsky
Charles Butterworth
Karimsky
Fedor Ivanoff
Donald Cook
Fedor Ivanoff
Sergei Bankieff
Luis Alberni
Sergei Bankieff
Sonya Preskoya
Carmel Myers
Sonya Preskoya
Count Robert Renaud
André Luguet
Count Robert Renaud
Fedor as a Boy
Frankie Darro
Fedor as a Boy
Poster Hanger (uncredited)
Chester A. Bachman
Poster Hanger (uncredited)
Poster Hanger (uncredited)
Charles Brinley
Poster Hanger (uncredited)
Fedor's Father (uncredited)
Boris Karloff
Fedor's Father (uncredited)
Olga Chekova (uncredited)
Mae Madison
Olga Chekova (uncredited)
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