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Donovan's Brain
Donovan's Brain

Donovan's Brain

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

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

83 mins

Rating

6.1/10

Release Date

30 September 1953

Country

United States of America

Cast

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

Harlan Warde

Harlan Warde

Treasury Agent Brooke

Shimen Ruskin

Shimen Ruskin

Tailor

John Hamilton

John Hamilton

Mr. McNish (uncredited)

Don Brodie

Don Brodie

Detective Who Follows Dr. Cory from Hotel (uncredited)

Stapleton Kent

Stapleton Kent

W. J. Higgins (uncredited)

Frank McLure

Frank McLure

Man leaving Fuller's Office (uncredited)

William Cottrell

William Cottrell

Dr. Crane (uncredited)

Max Wagner

Max Wagner

Station Agent (uncredited)

Sam Harris

Sam Harris

Man leaving Fuller's Office (uncredited)

Paul Hoffmann

Paul Hoffmann

Mark Lowell

Mark Lowell

Walter Merrill

Walter Merrill

Charles Sullivan

Charles Sullivan

Katherine Yorke

Katherine Yorke

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