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The Mad Genius
“Cruel passions! Mad longings! A monster playing with the souls of his fellow beings!”
64%
Movie
1h 21m
AI Analysis
The Mad Genius (1931) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Mad Genius (1931) — a movie tagged as Drama, Horror, and Romance with dark and emotional moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~81 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Mad Genius 64% (23 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
The Mad Genius suits viewers who want a dark and emotional film — check the trailer and reviews before committing a full evening.
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TMDb audience score
64%
from 23 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1931-09-30
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- TMDB rating
- 6.4
- TMDB ID
- 156329
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What is The Mad Genius about?
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... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Mad Genius?
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How long is the movie The Mad Genius?
The official runtime for The Mad Genius is approximately 81 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

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)
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