Movie Description
Donovan's Brain
(1953)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Felix E. Feist
- Producer : Tom Gries
- Editor : Herbert L. Strock
- Cast : Lew Ayres,Nancy Reagan,Gene Evans,Steve Brodie,Tom Powers,Lisa Howard,James Anderson,Victor Sutherland,Michael Colgan,Peter Adams,Harlan Warde,Shimen Ruskin,John Hamilton,Don Brodie,Stapleton Kent,Frank McLure,William Cottrell,Max Wagner,Sam Harris,Paul Hoffmann,Mark Lowell,Walter Merrill,Charles Sullivan,Katherine Yorke
Cast
Dr. Patrick J. Cory
Janice Cory
Dr. Frank Schratt
Herbie Yocum
Donovan's Washington Advisor
Chloe Donovan
Chief Tuttle
Nathaniel Fuller
Tom Donovan
Mr. Webster
Treasury Agent Brooke
Tailor
Mr. McNish (uncredited)
Detective Who Follows Dr. Cory from Hotel (uncredited)
W. J. Higgins (uncredited)
Man leaving Fuller's Office (uncredited)
Dr. Crane (uncredited)
Station Agent (uncredited)
Man leaving Fuller's Office (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleDonovan's Brain
Status Released
Release Information
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1953-09-30
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 23m
Production CompaniesDowling Productions,United Artists
Genres
- Science Fiction
- Horror
- Thriller
