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The Mad Genius

  • Drama
  • Horror
  • Romance

September 30, 1931 (US)

1h 21m

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.

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