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Donovan's Brain (1953)

1h 23m · 30 Sep 1953

A dead man's brain in a hidden laboratory told him to KILL... KILL... KILL

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A scientist takes the brain of dead man and revives it via electrodes as it lays suspended in a tank of liquid. Soon, the brain grows to possess enormous psychic powers and inflicts its personality upon the doctor who saved it, creating a "Jekyll and Hyde" paradigm.

Movie ID14248
GenreHorror, Science Fiction, Thriller
DirectorFelix E. Feist
Main castLew Ayres, Nancy Reagan, Gene Evans, Steve Brodie, Tom Powers, Lisa Howard, James Anderson, Victor Sutherland
Release date30 September 1953
Release year1953
LanguageEnglish
Duration83 min (1h 23m)
Rating6.2 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseDowling Productions

Director: Felix E. Feist
Writers: Felix E. Feist

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Lew AyresDr. Patrick J. Cory Nancy ReaganJanice Cory Gene EvansDr. Frank Schratt Steve BrodieHerbie Yocum Tom PowersDonovan's Washington Advisor Lisa HowardChloe Donovan James AndersonChief Tuttle Victor SutherlandNathaniel Fuller Michael ColganTom Donovan Peter AdamsMr. Webster
Harlan WardeTreasury Agent Brooke
Shimen RuskinTailor John HamiltonMr. McNish (uncredited) Don BrodieDetective Who Follows Dr. Cory from Hotel (uncredited)
Stapleton KentW. J. Higgins (uncredited)
Frank McLureMan leaving Fuller's Office (uncredited)
William CottrellDr. Crane (uncredited)
Max WagnerStation Agent (uncredited)
Sam HarrisMan leaving Fuller's Office (uncredited)
Paul Hoffmann

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