Donovan's Brain
Donovan's Brain
Release: 1953-09-30
·Runtime: 83m
·★ 6.1
Science Fiction
Horror
Thriller
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Dowling Productions
United Artists
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Nancy Reagan
as Janice Cory
John Hamilton
as Mr. McNish (uncredited)
Gene Evans
as Dr. Frank Schratt
James Anderson
as Chief Tuttle
Harlan Warde
as Treasury Agent Brooke
Frank McLure
as Man leaving Fuller's Office (uncredited)
Paul Hoffmann
Charles Sullivan
Lew Ayres
as Dr. Patrick J. Cory
Steve Brodie
as Herbie Yocum
Lisa Howard
as Chloe Donovan
Peter Adams
as Mr. Webster
Don Brodie
as Detective Who Follows Dr. Cory from Hotel (uncredited)
Tom Powers
as Donovan's Washington Advisor
Victor Sutherland
as Nathaniel Fuller
Shimen Ruskin
as Tailor