mad doctor,brain surgery

Donovan's Brain (1953)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Felix E. Feist
  • Profile picture of Lew Ayres
    Dr. Patrick J. Cory Lew Ayres
  • Profile picture of Nancy Reagan
    Janice Cory Nancy Reagan
  • Profile picture of Gene Evans
    Dr. Frank Schratt Gene Evans
  • Profile picture of Steve Brodie
    Herbie Yocum Steve Brodie
  • Profile picture of Tom Powers
    Donovan's Washington Advisor Tom Powers
  • Profile picture of Lisa Howard
    Chloe Donovan Lisa Howard
  • Profile picture of James Anderson
    Chief Tuttle James Anderson
  • Profile picture of Victor Sutherland
    Nathaniel Fuller Victor Sutherland

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Keywords

  • mad doctor
  • brain surgery