Donovan's Brain (1953)

  • NR
  • 09/30/1953 (US)
  • 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. Feist

Director, Screenplay

Curt Siodmak

Novel

Cast

Lew Ayres's headshot

Lew Ayres

Dr. Patrick J. Cory
Nancy Reagan's headshot

Nancy Reagan

Janice Cory
Gene Evans's headshot

Gene Evans

Dr. Frank Schratt
Steve Brodie's headshot

Steve Brodie

Herbie Yocum
Tom Powers's headshot

Tom Powers

Donovan's Washington Advisor
Lisa Howard's headshot

Lisa Howard

Chloe Donovan
James Anderson's headshot

James Anderson

Chief Tuttle
Victor Sutherland's headshot

Victor Sutherland

Nathaniel Fuller

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