Donovan's Brain (1953)

Name: Donovan's Brain
Genre: Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller
Released: 1953-09-30
Duration: 83 min
Cast: Lew Ayres, Nancy Reagan, Gene Evans, Steve Brodie, Tom Powers

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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Released 1953-09-30 · 83 min · Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller

Directed by Felix E. Feist

Cast

Lew Ayres as Dr. Patrick J. Cory
Nancy Reagan as Janice Cory
Gene Evans as Dr. Frank Schratt
Steve Brodie as Herbie Yocum
Tom Powers as Donovan's Washington Advisor
Lisa Howard as Chloe Donovan
James Anderson as Chief Tuttle
Victor Sutherland as Nathaniel Fuller
Michael Colgan as Tom Donovan
Peter Adams as Mr. Webster
Harlan Warde as Treasury Agent Brooke
Shimen Ruskin as Tailor
John Hamilton as Mr. McNish (uncredited)
Don Brodie as Detective Who Follows Dr. Cory from Hotel (uncredited)
Stapleton Kent as W. J. Higgins (uncredited)