Donovan's Brain

1953 · 83 MIN · IMDB 5.9 · 1,763 VOTES · DIR. Felix E. Feist

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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.

Science FictionHorrorThriller1950s

Dialogue Timeline — 1,632 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:00 CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY MGM HOME ENTERTAINMENT
00:04:06 MONKEY LIVES, AND IS IT POINTLESS
00:07:49 EASY NOW, FELLAS.
00:10:42 NOT TOO UNUSUAL.
00:12:56 OH, RIGHT NOW, BUT IN HERE, PLEASE.
00:15:12 I'LL BUY YOU A DRINK SOMETIME, RANGER.
00:17:11 DOC, YOU'RE MY CHAUFFEUR.
00:19:47 AND LOT'S PRETTIER.
00:22:37 I'M JUST A LITTLE UPSET.
00:25:06 "GRANITE-LIKE FACE AND PIERCING EYES.
00:31:23 YOU DON'T BELIEVE THAT DONOVAN AND CORY
00:34:33 YOU TELL ME WHEN, AND WE'LL HAVE AN ACCIDENT.
00:39:43 GET ME THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT
00:42:55 WOULD DROP HIS OFFICIAL DUTIES
00:46:07 IT'LL BE READY IN A MOMENT, SIR.
00:48:58 NONE. I'VE NEVER SEEN HEALTHIER TISSUE.
00:54:06 I'M SORRY, FRANK.
00:56:51 AS USUAL, IN CASH.
01:02:58 OH, I'M IN SUCH PAIN!
01:06:57 MOST PEOPLE LOATHED HIM.
01:14:02 VERY WELL, DR. CORY.
01:16:42 THE BRAIN IS DONOVAN.
01:19:15 [THUNDER]
01:23:30 CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY MGM HOME ENTERTAINMENT

Cast & Characters

Lew Ayres Dr. Patrick J. Cory Gene Evans Dr. Frank Schratt Nancy Reagan Janice Cory 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

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,632
Dialogue density19.7 lines / min
First line00:00:00
Final line01:23:30

Production Record

DirectorFelix E. Feist
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,763