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Donovan's Brain
A dead man's brain in a hidden laboratory told him to KILL... KILL... KILL
6.2(42)19531h 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 upon the doctor who saved it, creating a "Jekyll and Hyde" paradigm.
- Director
- Felix E. Feist
- Writers
- Felix E. Feist
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Cast

Lew Ayres
Dr. Patrick J. Cory

Nancy Reagan
Janice Cory

Gene Evans
Dr. Frank Schratt

Steve Brodie
Herbie Yocum

Tom Powers
Donovan's Washington Advisor

Lisa Howard
Chloe Donovan

James Anderson
Chief Tuttle

Victor Sutherland
Nathaniel Fuller

Michael Colgan
Tom Donovan

Peter Adams
Mr. Webster
Harlan Warde
Treasury Agent Brooke

Shimen Ruskin
Tailor

John Hamilton
Mr. McNish (uncredited)

Don Brodie
Detective Who Follows Dr. Cory from Hotel (uncredited)
Stapleton Kent
W. J. Higgins (uncredited)

Frank McLure
Man leaving Fuller's Office (uncredited)
William Cottrell
Dr. Crane (uncredited)

Max Wagner
Station Agent (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Man leaving Fuller's Office (uncredited)
Paul Hoffmann
Mark Lowell
Walter Merrill

Charles Sullivan
Katherine Yorke
Crew
Directing
- Felix E. FeistDirector
- Jack R. BerneAssistant Director
- Mary ChaffeeScript Supervisor
Writing
- Curt SiodmakNovel
- Hugh BrookeAdaptation
- Felix E. FeistScreenplay
Production
- Tom GriesProducer
- Herbert L. StrockProduction Assistant
- Ben ChapmanProduction Supervisor
Camera
- Joseph F. BirocDirector of Photography
Editing
- Herbert L. StrockEditor
Sound
- Eddie DunstedterOriginal Music Composer
- Eddie DunstedterConductor
- Earl SnyderSound Mixer
- Bill NaylorSound Effects Editor
Art
- Boris LevenProduction Design
- Edward G. BoyleSet Decoration
Costume & Make-Up
- Ruby FelkerHairstylist
- Chuck KeehneWardrobe Master
- Terry MilesMakeup Artist
Crew
- Harry Redmond Jr.Special Effects