Donovan's Brain (1953)
6.1|30 Sept, 1953|83 min
A dead man's brain in a hidden laboratory told him to KILL... KILL... KILL
6.1|30 Sept, 1953|83 min
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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.
Keywords
mad doctor
brain surgery
Casts
Lew Ayres
Dr. Patrick J. Cory
Nancy Reagan
Janice Cory
Gene Evans
Dr. Frank Schratt
Steve Brodie
Herbie Yocum
Tom Powers
Donovan's Washington Advisor
Lisa Howard
Chloe Donovan
James Anderson
Chief Tuttle
Victor Sutherland
Nathaniel Fuller
Michael Colgan
Tom Donovan
Peter Adams
Mr. Webster
Harlan Warde
Treasury Agent Brooke
Shimen Ruskin
Tailor
John Hamilton
Mr. McNish (uncredited)
Don Brodie
Detective Who Follows Dr. Cory from Hotel (uncredited)
Stapleton Kent
W. J. Higgins (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Man leaving Fuller's Office (uncredited)
William Cottrell
Dr. Crane (uncredited)
Max Wagner
Station Agent (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Man leaving Fuller's Office (uncredited)
Paul Hoffmann
Mark Lowell
Walter Merrill
Charles Sullivan
Katherine Yorke
Crews
Hugh Brooke
Adaptation
Felix E. Feist
Director
Tom Gries
Producer
Herbert L. Strock
Editor
Curt Siodmak
Novel
Joseph F. Biroc
Director of Photography
Felix E. Feist
Screenplay
Eddie Dunstedter
Original Music Composer
Jack R. Berne
Assistant Director
Eddie Dunstedter
Conductor
Earl Snyder
Sound Mixer
Mary Chaffee
Script Supervisor
Terry Miles
Makeup Artist
Ruby Felker
Hairstylist
Chuck Keehne
Wardrobe Master
Harry Redmond Jr.
Special Effects
Herbert L. Strock
Production Assistant
Edward G. Boyle
Set Decoration
Boris Leven
Production Design
Ben Chapman
Production Supervisor
Bill Naylor
Sound Effects Editor
Backdrops & Posters
