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Also known as Mad Genius

1931 film by Michael Curtiz

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6.4

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.

Released: 1931-09-3081 minDir: Michael CurtizDrama, Horror, Romance

Cast

  • John Barrymore as Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov
  • Marian Marsh as Nana Carlova
  • Charles Butterworth as Karimsky
  • Donald Cook as Fedor Ivanoff
  • Luis Alberni as Sergei Bankieff
  • Carmel Myers as Sonya Preskoya

Themes

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

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Ratings

IMDb

6.3/10

871 votes

Year
1931
Runtime
81 min
Genres
Drama, Horror, Romance

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Cast member
Mae Madison
Production company
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Cinematographer
Barney McGill
Duration
81
FilmAffinity ID
355382
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publication date
1931-01-01
title
The Mad Genius
film editor
Ralph Dawson
production designer
Anton Grot
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