Strange Confession

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Strange Confession
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Poster for the film's release
Directed by John Hoffman
Produced by Ben Pivar
Written by Jean Bart, M. Coates Webster
Starring Lon Chaney Jr.
Brenda Joyce
Music by Frank Skinner
Cinematography Maury Gertsman
Editing by Russell F. Schoengarth
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date(s) North America October 5, 1945
Europe December 7, 1945
Running time 62 min
Language English
Followed by Pillow of Death (1945)
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Strange Confession (1945) was an Inner Sanctum mystery film, released by Universal Pictures and starring Lon Chaney Jr. and Brenda Joyce. It was directed by John Hoffman. It was later rereleased under the title The Missing Head.

[edit] 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 and the profit for Jeff's discovery. Roger cares more about profits than safety and tests it on Jeff's son. Jeff resigns and is blacklisted by his boss. He 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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