A millionaire's brain is preserved after his death, and telepathically begins to take control of those around him.A millionaire's brain is preserved after his death, and telepathically begins to take control of those around him.A millionaire's brain is preserved after his death, and telepathically begins to take control of those around him.
Vera Ralston
- Janice Farrell
- (as Vera Hruba Ralston)
William Henry
- Roger Collins
- (as Bill Henry)
James Carlisle
- Club Patron
- (uncredited)
Lane Chandler
- Ranger White
- (uncredited)
Wallis Clark
- Warden
- (uncredited)
Herbert Clifton
- Butler
- (uncredited)
Harry Depp
- Bank Teller
- (uncredited)
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- Writers
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- TriviaIn an interview, longtime Republic Pictures director Joseph Kane said that director George Sherman found working with star Vera Ralston so taxing that after this film was completed he quit Republic, where he had spent many years, because he thought he was going to be asked to direct another one of her pictures.
- GoofsHaving been convicted of murder, Roger Collins is confined in a federal penitentiary. But murder is not a federal offense; Collins should have been sent to a state prison instead.
- Quotes
Prof. Franz Mueller: What do I know about the brain itself? Nothing. Can it think? Remember after its body is dead? Could it be made to feel, to hear perhaps, or to express itself in some way? To contact the living?
- ConnectionsFeatured in Movies at Midnight: The Lady and the Monster (1954)
- SoundtracksYours (Quiereme Mucho)
Written by Augustin Rodriguez, Gonzalo Roig and Jack Sherr
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The Lady and Donovan's Brain
A mad scientist called Professor Franz Mueller and his assistants keep alive the brain of a dead, crooked finance magnet called WH Donovan, who was killed in a nearby 'plane crash. However the brain has telepathic powers and takes control of scientist Patrick Cory. Mueller lives in a "castle" in the Arizona desert, the wind howls outside whilst inside his lab equipment buzzes and bubbles away, the sets are impressive and the camera work is good. Film noir, Gothic horror and science fiction. Erich von Stroheim puts in a good performance as Franz but the Lady, Janice, was played by Vera Rolston, originally from Czechoslovakia, she looks glamorous but her delivery of lines in English is quite wooden. I enjoyed this movie, despite being a bit plodding at times ,and would consider watching it again. The title is rather misleading, there is no monster as such, but that original poster artwork is very cool. This was the first filmed version of the novel "Donovan's Brain", on this basis I would like to see the others too.
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- Apr 7, 2022
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- Runtime1 hour 26 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was The Lady and the Monster (1944) officially released in Canada in English?
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