- HD 1080
- Runtime: 81m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Michael Curtiz
- Stars: John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, Charles Butterworth, Donald Cook, Luis Alberni
- keywords: cabaret, puppeteer, puppet, ballet, pre-code, ballerina
- Production_studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
- Slogan: Cruel passions! Mad longings! A monster playing with the souls of his fellow beings!
- The The Mad Genius is featured in the top rankings of 1931
- #18 in Top Romance Movies of 1931
- #33 in Top Drama Movies of 1931
- #5 in Top Horror Movies of 1931
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.
