The Mad Genius
Cruel passions! Mad longings! A monster playing with the souls of his fellow beings!
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.
- Genre: Drama, Horror, Romance
- Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
- Keyword: cabaret, puppeteer, puppet, ballet, pre-code, ballerina
- Cast: John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, Charles Butterworth, Donald Cook, Luis Alberni, Carmel Myers