Patrick Barr and Scotland Yard stalwart Russell Napier star in this sci-fi flavoured mid-fifties thriller, a rarely seen early feature by Ken Hughes - later to score box-office hits with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the BAFTA-nominated The Trials of Oscar Wilde. Produced at Merton Park Studios for Anglo-Amalgamated, The Brain Machine is presented here in a brand-new transfer from original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. A murderer, Edward Jarrit...
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Patrick Barr and Scotland Yard stalwart Russell Napier star in this sci-fi flavoured mid-fifties thriller, a rarely seen early feature by Ken Hughes - later to score box-office hits with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the BAFTA-nominated The Trials of Oscar Wilde. Produced at Merton Park Studios for Anglo-Amalgamated, The Brain Machine is presented here in a brand-new transfer from original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. A murderer, Edward Jarrit, is brought into a mental health institution to be tested by Dr Philippa Roberts using an electro-encephalograph - the remarkable machine that can reveal abnormalities within the brain. At the same hospital, a man suffering from amnesia is questioned under the influence of a drug; he reveals his name and states that his life is in danger. After examining him on the 'brain machine', Philippa is alarmed to find the results are identical to those of Jarrit... Actors Patrick Barr, Elizabeth Allan & Maxwell Reed Director Ken Hughes Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 1955 Screen 1.33:1 Languages English - Dolby Digital (1.0) Mono Duration 1 hour and 19 minutes (approx)
Ken Hughes directs this 1950s crime thriller produced at Merton Park Studios. Research doctors Geoffrey Allen (Patrick Barr) and Phillipa Roberts (Elizabeth Allan) work at an institution which has access to a rare piece of equipment known as the Brain Machine, which is capable of mapping abnormalities within the brain. Phillipa takes a keen interest in the patient Frank Smith (Maxwell Reed), who is suffering from amnesia following an accident and produces intriguing results on the machine. When it transpires that Frank's injury was the result of an attempt to silence him due to the information he possesses regarding the wrongdoings of a prominent organisation, Phillipa is caught up in the danger of the situation as he flees, taking the doctor with him as a hostage.
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