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The Brain Machine is a 1956 British thriller film directed by Ken Hughes and starring Maxwell Reed, Elizabeth Allan and Patrick Barr.[2][3]

The Brain Machine
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	Merton Park Studios
Distributed by	Anglo-Amalgamated
Release date	February 1956 (1956-02) (US)[1]
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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
• Clifford Buckton as Edward Jarritt
• John Horsley as Doctor Richards
• Gwen Bacon as Nurse-Matron
• Donald Bisset as Major Gifford
• Thomas Gallagher as Bates, plant foreman
• Vanda Godsell as Mabel Smith
• Cyril Smith as Prison Warder
• Anthony Valentine as Tony
• Joan Tyrrell as Woman in Hallway
• Henry Webb as Apartment Janitor
• Dan Wilson as Personnel Manager
• Hilda Barry 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

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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