The Mad Genius 92 years old

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

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.

Credits

The Mad Genius Cast

Name Character
Boris Karloff He was 43, 81 years old when he died as Fedor's Father (uncredited)
Donald Cook He was 30, 60 years old when he died as Fedor Ivanoff
Frankie Darro He was 13, 59 years old when he died as Fedor as a Boy
Carmel Myers She was 32, 81 years old when she died as Sonya Preskoya
Marian Marsh She was 18, 93 years old when she died as Nana Carlova
John Barrymore He was 49, 60 years old when he died as Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov
André Luguet He was 39, 87 years old when he died as Count Robert Renaud
Charles Butterworth He was 35, 49 years old when he died as Karimsky
Luis Alberni He was 45, 76 years old when he died as Sergei Bankieff

The Mad Genius Crew

Name Department
Earl Luick as Costume Design. He was 27 (99) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Anton Grot as Art Direction. He was 47 (90) years old when He died Art
Davíd Mendoza as Original Music Composer. He was 53 (now 38) years old Sound
Barney McGill as Director of Photography. He was 41 (51) years old when He died Camera
Harvey F. Thew as Screenplay. He was 48 (63) years old when He died Writing
J. Grubb Alexander as Screenplay. He was 43 (44) years old when He died Writing
The Mad Genius poster
The Mad Genius (92 years)

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

  • Release day: Saturday, November 07, 1931
  • Runtime: 81 minutes