Is The Mad Genius sad?

Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Mad Genius scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Mad Genius end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Mad Genius easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Mad Genius violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Mad Genius

Name: The Mad Genius
Genre: Drama, Horror, Romance
Released: 1931
Duration: 81 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, Charles Butterworth, Donald Cook, Luis Alberni

Cruel passions! Mad longings! A monster playing with the souls of his fellow beings!

Directed by Michael Curtiz

Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures

193181 min6.4 / 10

A dark pre-code melodrama about obsession and control, where a crippled puppeteer's rescue of a boy becomes a twisted manipulation of souls when romantic rivalry emerges.

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.

Clusters

Forbidden Love Stories Doomed Romantic Obsession Star-Crossed Ghost Romance Toxic Romance Movies Musical Theatre & Opera

Genres

Drama Horror Romance

Keywords

Cabaret Puppeteer Puppet Ballet Pre-code Ballerina

Questions people ask

Is The Mad Genius sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is The Mad Genius scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Does The Mad Genius end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is The Mad Genius easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Mad Genius violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

50/ 100