The Mad Genius (1931 film)
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The Mad Genius (1931 film) is a pre-Code American drama starring John Barrymore as a ruthless ballet impresario who manipulates a young dancer’s career and love life.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Idol (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Martin Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character |
Aileen
NERFINISHED
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Fedor Ivanoff NERFINISHED ⓘ Ivan Tsarakov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Barney McGill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Michael Curtiz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| editedBy | George Amy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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melodrama ⓘ |
| hasBalletTheme | true ⓘ |
| hasPreCodeContent | true ⓘ |
| leadActorRole | John Barrymore as Ivan Tsarakov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Bernhard Kaun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | John Barrymore’s portrayal of a tyrannical ballet impresario ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A crippled former puppeteer becomes a ruthless ballet impresario who controls a young dancer’s career and love life. ⓘ |
| producer |
Darryl F. Zanuck
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hal B. Wallis ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1931-11-07 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1931 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 81 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Harvey F. Thew
NERFINISHED
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Julius J. Epstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Boris Karloff
NERFINISHED
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Charles Butterworth NERFINISHED ⓘ Donald Cook NERFINISHED ⓘ John Barrymore NERFINISHED ⓘ Luis Alberni NERFINISHED ⓘ Marian Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
ballet
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manipulation ⓘ obsession ⓘ romantic jealousy ⓘ |
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