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Strange Confession (1945)

Strange Confession poster
Directed by
John Hoffman
Genre
horror film, mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 02m
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 24 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A scientist returns home to find his family in danger. He gets involved in a series of mysterious events that may be linked to a hidden crime.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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