Donovan's Brain

Name: Donovan's Brain
Director: Felix E. Feist
Genre: Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller
Released: 1953-09-30
Duration: 83 min
Cast: Lew Ayres, Nancy Reagan, Gene Evans, Steve Brodie, Tom Powers

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1953 · 83 min · Science Fiction · Horror · Thriller · TMDB 6.2/10

Overview

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 by Felix E. Feist

Cast

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