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The Mad Genius

1931
Directed byMichael Curtiz
1h 21m

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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John BarrymoreVladimar Ivan TsarakovMarian MarshNana CarlovaCharles ButterworthKarimsky
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Chester A. BachmanPoster Hanger (uncredited)
Charles BrinleyPoster Hanger (uncredited)
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GENRES
DramaHorrorRomance
STATUSReleased
RATING
6.3

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