The Mad Genius
1931 · Movie · 81 min. · United States
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.
Direction Michael Curtiz
Cast John Barrymore · Marian Marsh · Charles Butterworth · Donald Cook · Luis Alberni · Carmel Myers · André Luguet · Frankie Darro
Soundtrack David Mendoza
Screenplay Martin Brown · J. Grubb Alexander · Harvey Thew
Cinematography Barney McGill
Original title The Mad Genius
5.9
25 votes (FilmAffinity)
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