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Donovan's Brain

Donovan's Brain

# A dead man's brain in a hidden laboratory told him to KILL... KILL... KILL
Science Fiction   Horror   Thriller
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1953-09-30
⌚ Running Time: 83 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.1

Beloved Cast

Lew Ayres original image
Dr. Patrick J. Cory
Lew Ayres
Nancy Reagan original image
Janice Cory
Nancy Reagan
Gene Evans original image
Dr. Frank Schratt
Gene Evans
Steve Brodie original image
Herbie Yocum
Steve Brodie
Tom Powers original image
Donovan's Washington Advisor
Tom Powers
Lisa Howard original image
Chloe Donovan
Lisa Howard
James Anderson original image
Chief Tuttle
James Anderson
Victor Sutherland original image
Nathaniel Fuller
Victor Sutherland
Michael Colgan original image
Tom Donovan
Michael Colgan
Peter Adams original image
Mr. Webster
Peter Adams
Harlan Warde original image
Treasury Agent Brooke
Harlan Warde
Shimen Ruskin original image
Tailor
Shimen Ruskin
John Hamilton original image
Mr. McNish (uncredited)
John Hamilton
Don Brodie original image
Detective Who Follows Dr. Cory from Hotel (uncredited)
Don Brodie
Stapleton Kent original image
W. J. Higgins (uncredited)
Stapleton Kent
Frank McLure original image
Man leaving Fuller's Office (uncredited)
Frank McLure
William Cottrell original image
Dr. Crane (uncredited)
William Cottrell
Max Wagner original image
Station Agent (uncredited)
Max Wagner
Sam Harris original image
Man leaving Fuller's Office (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Paul Hoffmann original image
Paul Hoffmann
Mark Lowell original image
Mark Lowell
Walter Merrill original image
Walter Merrill
Charles Sullivan original image
Charles Sullivan
Katherine Yorke original image
Katherine Yorke

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