A crippled man finds a boy and vows to make him a great dancer.A crippled man finds a boy and vows to make him a great dancer.A crippled man finds a boy and vows to make him a great dancer.
André Luguet
- Count Robert Renaud
- (as Andre Luguet)
Chester A. Bachman
- Poster Hanger
- (uncredited)
Charles Brinley
- Poster Hanger
- (uncredited)
Boris Karloff
- Fedor's Father
- (uncredited)
Mae Madison
- Olga Chekova
- (uncredited)
George Marion
- Old Soldier at Theatre Stage
- (uncredited)
Walter Miller
- Opera Spectator
- (uncredited)
Lee Moran
- Montmartre Cabaret Director
- (uncredited)
Charles Williams
- Stagehand
- (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
- Curtain Man
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaMichael Curtiz hired Boris Karloff because he mistakenly thought he was Russian.
- GoofsA title card misspells Montmartre as "Montmarte."
- Quotes
Nana Carlova: [after Tsarakov has cunningly expelled her from the Ballet Russe] But, where will I go?
Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov: Well, I hate to advise people, my dear, but it seems to me that you have the best chance of success possibly by placing yourself somewhere where only youth and beauty are necessary.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits are shown over a background of a figure dancing; a reference to the plot which involves a dancer.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Taxi (1931)
- SoundtracksDanse Russe Trépak
(uncredited)
from "Nutcracker Suite, Op.71a"
Written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Played during the opening puppet sequence
Featured review
Beautifully Directed by Michael Curtiz
Curtiz is a very underrated director who made many outstanding films for Warners. He was stereotyped as a director who made only one good film -- Casablanca. His direction (and Grot's set design and the costumes) really are the stars here. Barrymore is great; Woods shows why he never really became a star; Marsh is OK. Only drawback: very abrupt, ,kind of out-of-nowhere ending
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- pgudel
- May 20, 2020
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- Budget
- $441,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 21 minutes
- Color
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