Summary
The Mad Genius is an American horror film first released in 1931,
directed by Michael Curtiz.
The film stars John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, Charles Butterworth, Donald Cook and Luis Alberni.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Michael Curtiz
- Script: Martin Brown, J. Grubb Alexander, Harvey F. Thew
- Photo: Barney McGill
- 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), Boris Karloff (Fedor’s Father), Mae Madison (Olga Chekova), Lee Moran (Montmartre Cabaret Director)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 81 min; B&W
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