Donovan's Brain
Donovan's Brain

Donovan's Brain

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1953
1h 23m
6.1(37 votes)
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.

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Production Companies

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Cast & Crew

24 members
Acting

Lew Ayres

Dr. Patrick J. Cory

Lew Ayres
Acting

Nancy Reagan

Janice Cory

Nancy Reagan
Acting

Gene Evans

Dr. Frank Schratt

Gene Evans
Acting

Steve Brodie

Herbie Yocum

Steve Brodie
Acting

Tom Powers

Donovan's Washington Advisor

Tom Powers
Acting

Lisa Howard

Chloe Donovan

Lisa Howard
Acting

James Anderson

Chief Tuttle

James Anderson
Acting

Victor Sutherland

Nathaniel Fuller

Victor Sutherland
Sound

Michael Colgan

Tom Donovan

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Peter Adams

Mr. Webster

Peter Adams
Acting

Harlan Warde

Treasury Agent Brooke

Harlan Warde
Acting

Shimen Ruskin

Tailor

Shimen Ruskin
Acting

John Hamilton

Mr. McNish (uncredited)

John Hamilton
Acting

Don Brodie

Detective Who Follows Dr. Cory from Hotel (uncredited)

Don Brodie
Acting

Stapleton Kent

W. J. Higgins (uncredited)

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Frank McLure

Man leaving Fuller's Office (uncredited)

Frank McLure
Acting

William Cottrell

Dr. Crane (uncredited)

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Max Wagner

Station Agent (uncredited)

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Sam Harris

Man leaving Fuller's Office (uncredited)

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Paul Hoffmann

Unknown Role

Paul Hoffmann
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Mark Lowell

Unknown Role

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Walter Merrill

Unknown Role

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Charles Sullivan

Unknown Role

Charles Sullivan
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Katherine Yorke

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