SUSPENSE "Donovan's Brain"
An episode of the www.RADIOthen.network podcast, hosted by RAlan Campbell, titled "SUSPENSE "Donovan's Brain"" was published on August 30, 2021 and runs 57 minutes.
August 30, 2021 ·57m · www.RADIOthen.network
Summary
Combined two episodes from May 1944 starring Orson Welles. A determined scientist plans to keep a brain alive in a jar. Donovan’s Brain, the famous novel by Curt Siodmak was deemed so unusual by the producers of Suspense that it was made in two 30-minute parts. Welles as Dr Patrick Cory who has been experimenting with the brain of a dead monkey. When a plane crashed nearby and knowing they’d be unable to save its passenger, ruthless millionaire William Donovan, Dr Cory saw this as an opportunity to keep alive a human brain.
Episode Description
Combined two episodes from May 1944 starring Orson Welles. A determined scientist plans to keep a brain alive in a jar. Donovan’s Brain, the famous novel by Curt Siodmak was deemed so unusual by the producers of Suspense that it was made in two 30-minute parts. Welles as Dr Patrick Cory who has been experimenting with the brain of a dead monkey. When a plane crashed nearby and knowing they’d be unable to save its passenger, ruthless millionaire William Donovan, Dr Cory saw this as an opportunity to keep alive a human brain.
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