The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962)

02/25/1962 (US) • 1h 22m

Horror, Science Fiction

Alive... without a body... fed by an unspeakable horror from hell!

Overview

Dr. Bill Cortner and his fiancée, Jan Compton, are driving to his lab when they get into a horrible car accident. Compton is decapitated. But Cortner is not fazed by this seemingly insurmountable hurdle. His expertise is in transplants, and he is excited to perform the first head transplant. Keeping Compton's head alive in his lab, Cortner plans the groundbreaking yet unorthodox surgery. First, however, he needs a body.

Top Billed Cast

Jason Evers

Dr. Bill Cortner (as Herb Evers)

Virginia Leith

Jan Compton

Adele Lamont

Doris Powell

Bonnie Sharie

Blonde Stripper

Paula Morris

Brunet Stripper

Marilyn Hanold

Peggy Howard

Bruce Brighton

Dr. Cortner


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$62,000.00

Revenue

-

Keywords

experiment

transplantation

mutant

fiancé

surgeon

stripper

car crash

strip club

decapitation

laboratory

disembodied head

mad doctor

severed head

car accident

transplant

surgery

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