Donovan's Brain

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

Sep 30 1953 Approved 1h 24m
Horror, Sci-Fi

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.

Plot

Dr. Patrick "Pat" J. Cory is researching brains with his assistant and friend Dr. Frank Schratt and his wife Janice Cory through experiments with monkeys in a laboratory in his house. When an airplane crashes nearby his house, there is only one near-death survivor, the millionaire Warren H. Donovan that is brought still alive to his care. However Donovan dies and Dr. Cory decides to use his brain in his experiment keeping it alive in a tank. Pat, Schratt and Janice research about the life of Donovan and they discover that he was a ruthless and evil man. Soon Donovan's brain imposes his personality to Dr. Cory and possesses him to get rid of his enemies and to live again in his body. Schratt and Janice sees the transformation of Dr. Cory and plan to destroy the brain. Will they succeed in their intent?

Written by

Curt Siodmak, Hugh Brooke, Felix E. Feist

Directed by

Felix E. Feist

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Dowling Productions

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
1,834
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA