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Donovan's Brain (1953)

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

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.

Release: 1953-09-30
Runtime: 83 min
Rating: 6.115 / 10
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
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Michael Colgan
Tom Donovan
Peter Adams
Peter Adams
Mr. Webster
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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)
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Stapleton Kent
W. J. Higgins (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Frank McLure
Man leaving Fuller's Office (uncredited)
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William Cottrell
Dr. Crane (uncredited)
Max Wagner
Max Wagner
Station Agent (uncredited)