El ídolo (1931)
Prolongación de "Svengali" (1931), continúa el drama de una figura siniestra que adopta a un adolescente como discípulo. En este caso, se trata de un titiritero lisiado (John Barrymore), que rescata a un abusado niño y lo convierte en un gran bailarín de ballet.
Directora:
Michael Curtiz
Escritores:
J. Grubb Alexander, Harvey F. Thew.
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John Barrymore as Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov |
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Marian Marsh as Nana Carlova |
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Charles Butterworth as Karimsky |
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Donald Cook as Fedor Ivanoff |
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Luis Alberni as Sergei Bankieff |
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Carmel Myers as Sonya Preskoya |
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André Luguet as Count Robert Renaud |
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Frankie Darro as Fedor as a Boy |
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Chester A. Bachman as Poster Hanger (uncredited) |
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Charles Brinley as Poster Hanger (uncredited) |
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Boris Karloff as Fedor's Father (uncredited) |
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Mae Madison as Olga Chekova (uncredited) |
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Walter Miller as Opera Spectator (uncredited) |
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Lee Moran as Montmartre Cabaret Director (uncredited) |
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Charles Williams as Stagehand (uncredited) |
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Harry Wilson as Curtain Man (uncredited) |
| Writing | Martin Brown | Theatre Play |
| Sound | David Mendoza | Conductor |
| Crew | Adolph Bolm | Choreographer |
| Crew | Charles Weidman | Stunt Double |
| Directing | Michael Curtiz | Director |
| Writing | J. Grubb Alexander | Screenplay |
| Writing | Harvey F. Thew | Screenplay |
| Art | Anton Grot | Art Direction |
| Camera | Barney McGill | Director of Photography |
| Sound | David Mendoza | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Earl Luick | Costume Design |
| Editing | Ralph Dawson | Editor |