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.
Practical Effects
That pulsing brain prop deserves an Oscar nomination.
Acting
Lew Ayres goes FULL possessed televangelist.
Director
Felix E. Feist
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
Peter Adams
Mr. Webster
Shimen Ruskin
Tailor
John Hamilton
Mr. McNish (uncredited)
Don Brodie
Detective Who Follows Dr. Cory from Hotel (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The brain prop was reportedly made of rubber and Jell-O, and reportedly melted under studio lights multiple times during filming.
This was Nancy Davis's final film before becoming Mrs. Ronald Reagan and eventually First Lady—her character watching a man destroyed by power feels accidentally prophetic.
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