Donovan's Brain
“A dead man's brain in a hidden laboratory told him to KILL... KILL... KILL”
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.
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Cast
24 people
Lew Ayres
Dr. Patrick J. Cory
Known for
Salem's Lot
All Quiet on the Western Front
Nancy Reagan
Janice Cory
Known for
Portrait of Jennie
Gene Evans
Dr. Frank Schratt
Known for
Shock Corridor
The Steel Helmet
Steve Brodie
Herbie Yocum
Known for
The Giant Spider Invasion
Out of the Past
Tom Powers
Donovan's Washington Advisor
Known for
Double Indemnity
Destination Moon
Lisa Howard
Chloe Donovan
Known for
The Man Who Cheated Himself
James Anderson
Chief Tuttle
Known for
To Kill a Mockingbird
Take the Money and Run
Victor Sutherland
Nathaniel Fuller
Also in
The Captive City
Powder River
Michael Colgan
Tom Donovan
Also in
Battle Taxi
The Actors
Peter Adams
Mr. Webster
Known for
Midnight Lace
Harlan Warde
Treasury Agent Brooke
Known for
The Man Who Cheated Himself
The Monster That Challenged the World
Shimen Ruskin
Tailor
Known for
Fiddler on the Roof
Gun Crazy
Felix E. Feist Director · Curt Siodmak Author Eddie Dunstedter Composer
United States release September 30, 1953 · Produced in United States · Production United Artists, United Artists Pictures
Production
Dowling Productions
Production
United Artists
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 30, 1953
Theatrical
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