Science Fiction ·Horror ·Thriller · United States of America · 1953 · 1h 23m

Donovan's Brain

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Director
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
Crew
Joseph F. Biroc — Director of Photography Herbert L. Strock — Editor Eddie Dunstedter — Original Music Composer Felix E. Feist — Screenplay Curt Siodmak — Novel Tom Gries — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
mad doctorbrain surgery
Key Collaborators
Felix E. Feist Director Joseph F. Biroc Director of Photography Herbert L. Strock Editor Eddie Dunstedter Original Music Composer Felix E. Feist Screenplay Curt Siodmak Novel Tom Gries Producer Boris Leven Production Design
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