The Mad Genius

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.

Genre(s) : Drama,Horror,Romance

Aka(s) :
(original title) - The Mad Genius
Argentina - El genio loco
Brazil - O Gênio do Mal
Canada - The Mad Genius
Denmark - Kokain
Finland - Ihminen vai paholainen

France - Le génie fou
Italy - The Mad Genius
Japan - 狂へる天才
Soviet Union - Безумный гений
Spain - El ídolo
Sweden - Hans onda genus
Turkey - Coşkun Gönüller
United Kingdom - The Mad Genius
United States - The Mad Genius

Actors :
John Barrymore Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov
Marian Marsh Nana Carlova
Charles Butterworth Karimsky
Donald Cook Fedor Ivanoff
Luis Alberni Sergei Bankieff
Carmel Myers Sonya Preskoya
André Luguet Count Robert Renaud (as Andre Luguet)
Frankie Darro Fedor as a Boy
Chester A Bachman Poster Hanger (uncredited)
Charles Brinley Poster Hanger (uncredited)
Boris Karloff Fedor's Father (uncredited)
Mae Madison Olga Chekova (uncredited)
George Marion Old Soldier at Theatre Stage (uncredited)
Walter Miller Opera Spectator (uncredited)
Lee Moran Montmartre Cabaret Director (uncredited)
Charles Williams Stagehand (uncredited)
Harry Wilson Curtain Man (uncredited)