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Title:

The mad genius / Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. and The Vitaphone Corp. present ; directed by Michael Curtiz ; screen play by J. Grubb Alexander & Harvey Thew.

Publisher:

Warner Home Video

Copyright Date:

©2015

Description:

1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Brown, Martin,--1884-1936--Film adaptations.
Brown, Martin,--1884-1936.
Ballet dancers--Paris--Paris--Drama.
Russians--Paris--Paris--Drama.
Puppeteers--Paris.--Paris.
Clubfoot--Patients--Drama.
Drug abuse--Drama.
Ballet dancers.
Drug abuse.
Puppeteers.
Russians.
France--Paris.
Feature films--United States.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Feature films--United States.
Feature films.

Other Authors:

Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967), production company.
Vitaphone Corp., production company.
Turner Entertainment Co., publisher.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, publisher.
Warner Home Video (Firm), distributor.
Curtiz, Michael, 1888-1962, film director.
Brown, Martin, 1884-1936, screenwriter.
Barrymore, John, 1932-2004, actor.
Marsh, Marian, 1913-2006, actor.
Butterworth, Charles, 1896-1946, author.
Cook, Donald, 1901-1961, author.
Motion picture adaptation of (work): Brown, Martin, 1884-1936. Mad genius.

Notes:

John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, Charles Butterworth, Donald Cook, Boris Karloff, Luis Alberni, Carmel Myers. From the play by Martin Brown. Originally released as a motion picture in 1931. "This disc is expected to play back in DVD video 'Play Only' devices, and may not play back in other DVD devices, including recorders and PC drives"--Container. Includes trailer.

Summary:

Crippled in mind and body, half-crazed puppeteer Ivan Tsarakov fulfills his dream of becoming a ballet dancer through Fedor Ivanoff, whom he trains to become the world₂s greatest danseur. Jealous of his pupil's success and fearing love will thwart Fedor's career, Tsarakov has smitten ballerina Nana Carlova dismissed from the troupe in a cruel and ruthless act that leads to blackmail and murder.

Series:

WB Home Entertainment Group archive collection.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)927151680

UPC:

888574346461

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)