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Donovan's Brain

Felix E. Feist

1953 • 1h 23m

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 up...

Donovan's Brain

Donovan's Brain (1953) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD]

Cast

Lew Ayres

Lew AyresDr. Patrick J. Cory

Nancy Reagan

Nancy ReaganJanice Cory

Gene Evans

Gene EvansDr. Frank Schratt

Steve Brodie

Steve BrodieHerbie Yocum

Tom Powers

Tom PowersDonovan's Washington Advisor

Lisa Howard

Lisa HowardChloe Donovan

James Anderson

James AndersonChief Tuttle

Victor Sutherland

Victor SutherlandNathaniel Fuller

Michael Colgan

Michael ColganTom Donovan

Peter Adams

Peter AdamsMr. Webster

Harlan WardeTreasury Agent Brooke

Shimen Ruskin

Shimen RuskinTailor

John Hamilton

John HamiltonMr. McNish (uncredited)

Don Brodie

Don BrodieDetective Who Follows Dr. Cory from Hotel (uncredited)

Stapleton KentW. J. Higgins (uncredited)

Crew

Felix E. Feist

Felix E. FeistDirector

Tom Gries

Tom GriesProducer

Curt Siodmak

Curt SiodmakNovel

Joseph F. Biroc

Joseph F. BirocDirector of Photography

Boris Leven

Boris LevenProduction Design

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