Donovan's Brain
A dead man's brain in a hidden laboratory told him to KILL... KILL... KILL
1953 | 83m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Felix E. Feist |
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| Writer: | Felix E. Feist, Curt Siodmak, Hugh Brooke |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 30, 1953 |
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| Director: | Felix E. Feist |
| Writer: | Felix E. Feist, Curt Siodmak, Hugh Brooke |
| Genres: | Science Fiction, Drama, Horror |
| Keywords | mad doctor, brain surgery |
| Production Companies | Dowling Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 (Update) Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Felix E. Feist | Director, Screenplay |
| Curt Siodmak | Novel |
| Joseph F. Biroc | Director of Photography |
| Boris Leven | Production Design |
| Hugh Brooke | Adaptation |
| Eddie Dunstedter | Original Music Composer, Conductor |
| Herbert L. Strock | Production Assistant, Editor |
| Ben Chapman | Production Supervisor |
| Bill Naylor | Sound Effects Editor |
| Jack R. Berne | Assistant Director |
| Mary Chaffee | Script Supervisor |
| Edward G. Boyle | Set Decoration |
| Harry Redmond Jr. | Special Effects |
| Terry Miles | Makeup Artist |
| Ruby Felker | Hairstylist |
| Earl Snyder | Sound Mixer |
| Chuck Keehne | Wardrobe Master |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Tom Gries | Producer |
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