The Lady and the Monster
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| Directed by | George Sherman |
| Produced by | George Sherman |
| Written by | Frederick Kohner Dane Lussier Curt Siodmak (novel Donovan's Brain) |
| Starring | Vera Ralston Richard Arlen Erich von Stroheim |
| Music by | Gonzalo Roig Walter Scharf Jack Sherr Augustin Rodriguez |
| Cinematography | John Alton |
| Editing by | Arthur Roberts |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
| Release date(s) | April 17, 1944 (US) June 6, 1945 (Sweden) |
| Running time | 86 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
The Lady and the Monster (1944) is a film based on the horror novel Donovan's Brain by Curt Siodmak.
[edit] Plot
The film is about the attempts to keep alive the brain of a multimillionaire after his death, only to create a telepathic monster. The man then takes over the medical assistant's mind, and the "lady" of the title has to fight it.
[edit] Cast
- Vera Ralston as Janice Farrell
- Richard Arlen as Dr. Patrick Cory
- Erich von Stroheim as Prof. Franz Mueller
- Helen Vinson as Chloe Donovan
- Mary Nash as Mrs. Fame, the housekeeper
- Sidney Blackmer as Eugene Fulton
- Janet Martin as the café singer
- William Henry as Roger Collins
- Charles Cane as Mr. Grimes
- Juanita Quigley as Mary Lou
- Josephine Dillon as Mary Lou's grandmother
- Antonio Triana as himself
- Lola Montes as herself
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