CinemaOSMovie · 1953 · 1h 23m
Donovan's Brain

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

62%(42)IMDbScience FictionHorrorThriller

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.

Directed byFelix E. Feist

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 23m
Language
EN
Released
September 30, 1953
Studios
United ArtistsDowling Productions

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Donovan's Brain (1953) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD]

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Lew Ayres

Lew Ayres

Dr. Patrick J. Cory

Nancy Reagan

Nancy Reagan

Janice Cory

Gene Evans

Gene Evans

Dr. Frank Schratt

Steve Brodie

Steve Brodie

Herbie Yocum

Tom Powers

Tom Powers

Donovan's Washington Advisor

Lisa Howard

Lisa Howard

Chloe Donovan

James Anderson

James Anderson

Chief Tuttle

Victor Sutherland

Victor Sutherland

Nathaniel Fuller

Michael Colgan

Michael Colgan

Tom Donovan

Peter Adams

Peter Adams

Mr. Webster

Creative team
Directed by
Felix E. Feist
Felix E. Feist
Written by
Felix E. Feist
Felix E. Feist
Produced by
Tom Gries
Tom Gries

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