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Donovan's Brain

"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.

Top 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

  • Michael Colgan

    Michael Colgan

    Tom Donovan

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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