---
title: 'The Mad Genius (1931)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michael Curtiz'
released: '1931-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 81
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-mad-genius-1931'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022103/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Mad Genius (1931)

1931 · 81 min · Drama, Horror · United States


## Synopsis

The Mad Genius is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and directed by Michael Curtiz. The film stars John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, Donald Cook, Charles Butterworth, and in small roles, Boris Karloff and Frankie Darro. The film is based on the 1929 play The Idol by Martin Brown, which opened in Great Neck, Long Island but never opened on Broadway.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Michael Curtiz](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-curtiz)
- **Director of Photography:** [Barney McGill](https://cinepixo.com/people/barney-mcgill)
- **Editor:** [Ralph Dawson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-dawson)

## Cast

- [Luis Alberni](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-alberni)
- [Frankie Darro](https://cinepixo.com/people/frankie-darro)
- [Marian Marsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/marian-marsh)
- [Charles Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-williams-3)
- [Boris Karloff](https://cinepixo.com/people/boris-karloff)
- [Mae Madison](https://cinepixo.com/people/mae-madison)
- [John Barrymore](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-barrymore)
- [Lee Moran](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-moran)
- [Donald Cook](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-cook)
- [Harry Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-wilson)
- [Charles Butterworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-butterworth)
- [Carmel Myers](https://cinepixo.com/people/carmel-myers)
- [André Luguet](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-luguet)

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