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.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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) |
| Walter Miller | Opera Spectator (uncredited) |
| Lee Moran | Montmartre Cabaret Director (uncredited) |
| Charles Williams | Stagehand (uncredited) |
| Harry Wilson | Curtain Man (uncredited) |
Crew
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Screenplay | Harvey F. Thew, J. Grubb Alexander |
| Director | Michael Curtiz |