Robot With Doctor's Brain Kills By Shooting Beams From Eyes

by Stephen
(San Diego, California, USA)

Anyone remember a 70's film about a doctor that's hit by a car in Manhattan and his father-in-law puts his brain in a robot to bring him back to life?

The robot is then able to kill people by shooting beams from his eyes. His son later helps him kill himself by pushing on a vulnerable spot on his chest.

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Nov 14, 2010
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This should be better-known
by: MystMoonstruck

The Colossus of New York (1958) starring Ross Martin, Charles Herbert, John Baragrey, Mala Powers, Otto Kruger, Robert Hutton

IMDb synopsis:
Jeremy Spensser, genius humanitarian, is killed in an accident just after winning the Nobel Peace Prize. His father, William, a brilliant brain surgeon, works on the body in secret before burial, later revealing to his other son, Henry, that he has the brain on life support and hopes to encase it in a robot body! The resulting being is large, strong, and develops many strange powers. Initially it has Jeremy's gentle personality; but, this begins to change. A year later, it decides to end its long seclusion.
NOTE: You're describing the scene at the United Nations, near the end of the movie.

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The Colossus of New York (1958) - Trailer

Charles Herbert had quite a career as a somewhat popular child actor, including major roles in the original versions of The Fly and 13 Ghosts; the time travel pic The Boy and the Pirates; and the romantic comedy Houseboat with Cary Grant and Sophia Loren. He also has a bit part in The Monster That Challenged the World.

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