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- BFI identifier24541
- Date1954 (Copyright)
1955-02-07 (Release) - Production countryUnited Kingdom
- Production company
- SynopsisConcerns efforts of doctor and his wife who try to stop a born killer from committing homicide. A divorcing couple, who are both doctors, work closely with an electroencephalograph - a machine that measures brain waves. An aggresive patient, Frank Smith, is tested on the machine and shown to have strong homicidal tendencies. He discharges himself from hospital, but kidnaps Dr. Phillipa Roberts when she discovers his involvement in an illegal pharmaceuticals racket. (Synopsis)
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- CreditsDirected by: Ken Hughes
© [US TV version]: Inc. RKO Teleradio Pictures
[Production Company]: Merton Park Studios
view all - CastPatrick Barr (Dr Geoffrey Allen)
Elizabeth Allan (Dr Philippa Roberts)
Maxwell Reed (Frank Smith)
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Title
The Brain Machine (Original)
EIDR identifier
10.5240/3147-8D09-CB3E-7917-AE99-XCategory
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Work - 24541 - 1954 (Copyright)
United Kingdom - Film - Fiction
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