Three scientists unlawfully remove the still living brain of a dead tycoon and experiment with it but the evil brain begins to telepathically control the lead scientist.Three scientists unlawfully remove the still living brain of a dead tycoon and experiment with it but the evil brain begins to telepathically control the lead scientist.Three scientists unlawfully remove the still living brain of a dead tycoon and experiment with it but the evil brain begins to telepathically control the lead scientist.
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- Janice Cory
- (as Nancy Davis)
- Chloe Donovan
- (as Lisa K. Howard)
- Chief Tuttle
- (as Kyle James)
- Dr. Crane
- (uncredited)
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
- Mr. MacNish, Bank Manager
- (uncredited)
- Man leaving Fuller's Office
- (uncredited)
- Mr. Smith, Treasury Dept.
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaDr. Cory, under the control of the brain, makes out a list showing several false identities under which Donovan has hidden money around the country. The first four names on the list are actual names of crew members: production supervisor H.B. Chapman, production designer Boris Leven, assistant director Jack R. Berne (on list as "Jack Byrne") and set decorator Edward Boyle. The fifth name, Fred Russell, is that of a popular sports writer of the early 1950s.
- GoofsAt one point, Frank (Gene Evans) states "Pat made that recording while the brain was destroying Yocum." However, in the final edited version of the movie, Pat (Dr. Cory, played by Lew Ayres) makes his recording several days before Yocum is killed.
- Quotes
Dr. Patrick J. Cory: Perhaps I'll cure Frank and every other alcoholic if I can solve the mystery of Donovan's Brain. I think it's a matter of chemistry how the brain thinks. The problem is to find out what chemical combinations are responsible for success... failure... happiness... misery.
Janice Cory: Sounds impossible.
Dr. Patrick J. Cory: But it is not. It can't be. There has to be a way.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Weirdo with Wadman: Donovan's Brain (1963)
"Donovan's Brain" is an entertaining B-movie with a combination of sci-fi and horror and a story in the style of Frankenstein, with a mad doctor and the result of his experiment. The conclusion is corny and commercial and would be better and better if the brain survives in the end. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "O Cérebro Maligno" ("The Evil Brain")
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- Runtime1 hour 24 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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