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Donovan's Brain 1953 Directed by Felix E. Feist

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Release Date 30 September 1953
83 mins
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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
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)
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