Jason Evers
Dr. Bill Cortner
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Synopsis
A surgeon's unorthodox transplant ideas are rejected by his father. After a car crash kills his fiancée, he takes her severed head to a private laboratory. His refusal to accept death turns a personal catastrophe into an experiment that ignores other people's autonomy.
Cast
DirectorsJoseph Green
Behind the scenes
The independent production was filmed near Tarrytown in 1959 and released later. Working and release titles varied between references to a head and a brain, accounting for conflicting titles on some prints.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
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- Jason Evers — Photo by Garbo, Chicago. · Public domain
- Virginia Leith — episode screenshot (ABC) · Public domain
