Donovan's Brain

Donovan's Brain (1953)

30/09/1953
Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller
1h 23m

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

Overview

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.

  • Felix E. FeistDirector, Screenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

Keywords

  • mad doctor
  • brain surgery

Top Billed Cast

Lew Ayres

Lew Ayres

Dr. Patrick J. Cory

Nancy Reagan

Nancy Reagan

Janice Cory

Gene Evans

Gene Evans

Dr. Frank Schratt

Steve Brodie

Steve Brodie

Herbie Yocum

Tom Powers

Tom Powers

Donovan's Washington Advisor

Lisa Howard

Lisa Howard

Chloe Donovan

James Anderson

James Anderson

Chief Tuttle

Victor Sutherland

Victor Sutherland

Nathaniel Fuller

Michael Colgan

Tom Donovan

Peter Adams

Peter Adams

Mr. Webster

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