The Mad Genius (1931) John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, Charles Butterworth , Donald Cook, Boris Karloff, Mae Madison, Carmel Myers, Director: Michael Curtiz .

Director: Michael Curtiz 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.