The Brain Machine (film)
| The Brain Machine | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Ken Hughes |
| Written by | Ken Hughes |
| Produced by | Alec C. Snowden |
| Starring | Maxwell Reed Elizabeth Allan Patrick Barr Russell Napier |
| Cinematography | Josef Ambor |
| Edited by | Geoffrey Muller |
| Music by | Richard Taylor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Anglo-Amalgamated (UK) RKO Radio Pictures (US) |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Brain Machine is a 1956 British thriller film directed by Ken Hughes and starring Maxwell Reed, Elizabeth Allan and Patrick Barr.[2] [3]
Premise[]
A husband and wife team of doctors attempt to stop a dangerously unbalanced man from committing a series of crimes.
Production[]
The film was made at Merton Park Studios in South London by Anglo-Amalgamated. It was released as a co-feature, as part of a double bill.[4]
Cast[]
- Maxwell Reed as Frank Smith
- Elizabeth Allan as Doctor Phillipa Roberts
- Patrick Barr as Doctor Geoffrey Allen
- Russell Napier as Inspector Durham
- Gibb McLaughlin as Spencer Simon
- Neil Hallett as Detective Superintendent John Harris
- Mark Bellamy as Louie, the gangster
- Bill Nagy as Charlie, gym owner
- Edwin Richfield as Henry Arthur Ryan
- as Edward Jarritt
- John Horsley as Doctor Richards
- as Nurse-Matron
- Donald Bisset as Major Gifford
- as Bates, plant foreman
- Vanda Godsell as Mabel Smith
- Cyril Smith as Prison Warder
- Anthony Valentine as Tony
- as Woman in Hallway
- as Apartment Janitor
- as Personnel Manager
- as Mrs. Wright
- Marianne Stone as Hospital Technician
Reception[]
Filmink called it " a decent little thriller that feels like it wants to be sci-fi but isn’t."[5]
Berkshire later sued RKO claiming the latter did a poor job distributing.[6]
References[]
- ^ "The Brain Machine". imdb.com. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ BFI.org
- ^ BRAIN MACHINE, The Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 22, Iss. 252, (Jan 1, 1955): 23.
- ^ Chibnall & McFarlane p.99
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (14 November 2020). "Ken Hughes Forgotten Auteur". Filmink.
- ^ "Efforts Not Best". Variety. 10 April 1957. p. 10.
Bibliography[]
- Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.
External links[]
- The Brain Machine at IMDb
- The Brain Machine at AllMovie
- The Brain Machine at BFI
- The Brain Machine at Letterbox DVD
- The Brain Machine at Real Streets
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- 1956 films
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- British crime thriller films
- 1950s crime thriller films
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