The Mad Genius 1931

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by: Michael Curtiz
Written by: Harvey F. Thew & J. Grubb Alexander
Runtime: 81 minutes
Tagline: Cruel passions! Mad longings! A monster playing with the souls of his fellow beings!
Cast:
John Barrymore
John Barrymore
Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov 
Marian Marsh
Marian Marsh
Nana Carlova 
Charles Butterworth
Charles Butterworth
Karimsky 
Donald Cook
Donald Cook
Fedor Ivanoff 
Luis Alberni
Luis Alberni
Sergei Bankieff 
Carmel Myers
Carmel Myers
Sonya Preskoya 
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Also known as:
  • Coşkun Gönüller
  • El genio loco
  • El ídolo
  • Hans onda genus
  • Ihminen vai paholainen
  • Kokain
  • Le génie fou
  • O Gênio do Mal
  • 狂へる天才