"Science-Fiction's most astounding story!"

1957

1h 11m

5.0(41 votes)

Horror

Science Fiction

Overview

An evil alien brain, bent on world domination, takes over the body of an atomic scientist, while a "good" alien brain inhabits the body of the scientist's dog and waits for an opportunity to defeat the evil brain.

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10 members

Acting

John Agar

Steve March

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Joyce Meadows

Sally Fallon

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Robert Fuller

Dan Murphy

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Thomas Browne Henry

John Fallon

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Henry Travis

Colonel Frogley

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E. Leslie Thomas

General Brown

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Tim Graham

Sheriff Wiley Pane

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Bill Giorgio

Russian

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Ken Terrell

Colonel in Conference Room

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Production

Dale Tate

Professor/voices of Gor & Vol (uncredited)

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