Strange Confession (1945)

Name: Strange Confession
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery
Released: 1945-10-05
Duration: 62 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Lon Chaney Jr., Brenda Joyce, J. Carrol Naish, Milburn Stone, Lloyd Bridges

Strange Confession (1945), directed by John Hoffman, starring Lon Chaney Jr. and Brenda Joyce.

10/05/1945 BR Crime, Drama, Horror and Mystery 1h 2m

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Synopsis

A scientist who is working on a cure for influenza is victimized by his unscrupulous boss, who releases the vaccine before it's ready, resulting in the death of the scientist's son.

Maury GertsmanCinematography
John HoffmanDirector
Russell F. SchoengarthEditing
Ben PivarProducer

Inner Sanctum Mysteries Collection

The franchise in release order. 6 films.

Calling Dr. Death 1943
Feitiço 1944
Dead Man's Eyes 1944
The Frozen Ghost 1945
Estranha Revelação 1945 · you are here
O Travesseiro da Morte 1945

About the film

Strange Confession is a 1945 noir-mystery horror film directed by John Hoffman and starring Lon Chaney Jr., J. Carrol Naish and Brenda Joyce. It is the fifth installment in The Inner Sanctum Mysteries anthological film series, which was based on the popular radio series of the same name. Released by Universal Pictures, the movie was later rereleased under the title The Missing Head.

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Plot

Jeff Carter (Lon Chaney Jr.) is testing a vaccine for influenza. He is working for tycoon Roger Graham (J. Carrol Naish), who takes the credit for Jeff's discovery and cares more about profits than safety. Jeff resigns and is blacklisted by his boss.

Jeff heads to South America to perfect the formula. Graham has used this opportunity to release the drug and romance Jeff's attractive wife, Mary (Brenda Joyce). When Jeff hears that his son has died, he takes revenge.

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Critical reception

Describing the film in TV Guide as "One of the stronger entries in Universal's Inner Sanctum series," critic Craig Butler wrote that it was "tidily entertaining" and "a solidly entertaining way to kill an hour." Writing in DVD Talk, critic David Cornelius described the film as "twenty minutes of pretty good movie mixed with ten minutes of a pretty good movie of an entirely other kind, then spread across thirty more minutes of drabness." Reviewer David Kalat wrote for Turner Classic Movies that unlike most B-movies, the film "tried to dramatize the problems of pharmaceutical companies rushing untested drugs to market - fewer still have dialogue like, 'He had my brain in his head and I had to get my brain back.'"

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Strange Confession at IMDb

Strange Confession at the TCM Movie Database (archived)

Review of film at Variety

Text from Strange Confession on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_Confession

Trivia

It premiered on October 5, 1945, a Friday.
It runs 1h02 — short for a feature film.
It is film 5 of 6 in the Inner Sanctum Mysteries franchise.
This film's quiz has 13 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

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StudiosUniversal Pictures
CountriesUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased

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Maury Gertsman Cinematography
John Hoffman Director
Russell F. Schoengarth Editing
Ben Pivar Producer
Jean Bart Story
M. Coates Webster Screenplay

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What is Strange Confession about?

Strange Confession: A scientist who is working on a cure for influenza is victimized by his unscrupulous boss, who releases the vaccine before it's ready, resulting in the death of the scientist's son.

Who directed Strange Confession?

Strange Confession was directed by John Hoffman in 1945.

Who stars in Strange Confession?

The cast of Strange Confession includes Lon Chaney Jr., Brenda Joyce, J. Carrol Naish, Milburn Stone and Lloyd Bridges.

How long is Strange Confession?

Strange Confession runs for 62 minutes, or 1h02.

What is the correct order of the Inner Sanctum Mysteries Collection films?

The Inner Sanctum Mysteries Collection franchise has 6 films in the catalogue. In release order: Calling Dr. Death; Feitiço; Dead Man's Eyes; The Frozen Ghost; Estranha Revelação; O Travesseiro da Morte.