🎬 Drama, Horror, Romance

The Mad Genius

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

⭐ 6.4/10 1931 1h 21m Dir. Michael Curtiz

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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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6.4/10 23 votes

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Year
1931
Runtime
1h 21m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.4/10
Votes
23
Genre
Drama, Horror, Romance
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎭 Horror 🎭 Romance 🎬 Michael Curtiz 👤 John Barrymore 👤 Marian Marsh 👤 Charles Butterworth
cabaret puppeteer puppet ballet pre-code ballerina

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Questions about The Mad Genius

The Mad Genius has a runtime of 1h 21m (1 hour and 21 minutes).
The Mad Genius was directed by Michael Curtiz and released in 1931.
The Mad Genius is a Drama, Horror, Romance film (1931).
The cast of The Mad Genius includes John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, Charles Butterworth, Donald Cook, Luis Alberni.
The Mad Genius has a TMDB rating of 6.4/10 based on 23 votes.

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