---
title: 'Donovan''s Brain (1953)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Felix E. Feist'
released: '1953-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 83
genres:
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/donovans-brain-1953'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045699/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Donovan's Brain (1953)

1953 · 83 min · Horror, Science Fiction · United States


## Synopsis

Donovan's Brain is an independently made 1953 American black-and-white science fiction horror film, produced by Tom Gries for Allan Dowling Productions, directed by Felix Feist, that stars Lew Ayres, Gene Evans, Nancy Davis and Steve Brodie. The film was distributed by United Artists and is based on the 1942 horror novel Donovan's Brain by Curt Siodmak.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Felix E. Feist](https://cinepixo.com/people/felix-e-feist)
- **Screenplay:** [Curt Siodmak](https://cinepixo.com/people/curt-siodmak)
- **Producer:** [Tom Gries](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-gries)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph F. Biroc](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-f-biroc)
- **Editor:** [Herbert L. Strock](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-l-strock)

## Cast

- [Tom Powers](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-powers)
- [James Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-anderson)
- [Steve Brodie](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-brodie)
- [Gene Evans](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-evans)
- [Lew Ayres](https://cinepixo.com/people/lew-ayres)
- [Nancy Reagan](https://cinepixo.com/people/nancy-reagan)
- [Harlan Warde](https://cinepixo.com/people/harlan-warde)

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