Donovan's Brain

Donovan's Brain

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

Movie19531h 23m
IMDb
IMDb
5.9
Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes, Rotten
50%
TMDB
TMDB
6.2
#sciencefiction#thriller
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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.

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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

    Michael Colgan

    Tom Donovan

  • Peter Adams

    Peter Adams

    Mr. Webster

  • Harlan Warde

    Treasury Agent Brooke

  • Shimen Ruskin

    Shimen Ruskin

    Tailor

Crew

Director
Felix E. Feist
Writer
Felix E. Feist
Cinematography
Joseph F. Biroc
Music
Eddie Dunstedter