Interesteg What makes it different from others?

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Matylda Swan It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

Skyler Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

JLRMovieReviews Lon Chaney, Brenda Joyce, J. Carroll Naish, and Lloyd Bridges star in this "Inner Sanctum" mystery entry. We see a distraught Lon Chaney, with a mysterious package in tow, visiting an ex-classmate, who's now a respected attorney, for his help. Lon begins his story. Flashback: Chaney is a scientist who's working on a cure for influenza. His boss - underplayed nicely by Naish, who usually likes to ham it up in supporting roles with accents - pays him for results and is anxious to put this latest pill on the shelves. Lon was going to ask for a raise, but, when they have a confrontation about Lon's slow but deliberate pace, his boss demands his notes. But Lon has them all in his mind and quits, when he feels he's being used for his brain and unappreciated. His wife Brenda Joyce is the supportive wife, to a point; she's tired of living with nothing to their name in a somewhat adequate apartment. He has her and a son to think of, if he doesn't want to blow his own horn for himself. Then, Lon discovers he needs a mold found in South America to complete the ingredients. Without it, not only does the vaccine not work on the patients, but it may be lethal. But, while he's there with co-worker Lloyd Bridges, the impatient boss markets it as is anyway.This was a bit different in its synopsis on the Inner Sanctum DVD collection, so I thought it seemed the least interesting. I put off watching it, until all the others were watched. But I was completely immersed in it, despite the fact there was no murder to solve from the beginning. All the suspense comes in the final five minutes of the film.In fact, all of the "Inner Sanctum" films were very good. Some of them better than others, but none of them were weak or badly made. In fact, I was very impressed with how well-written the dialogue was in all of them. They have an almost educated feel to them, like these were mysteries with a pedigree. I have reviewed others in the series, but maybe not all. If you get a chance to buy the "Inner Sanctum" DVD collection off Amazon, you won't be disappointed. Some of them are a little campy. Some are downright creepy. But all of them effective in their offbeat and methodical way. "Strange Confession" is just one sampling of a collection that will whet your appetite for more of the classic black-and-white murder mysteries.

Scarecrow-88 Tragedy befalls a brilliant chemist, Jeff Carter (Lon Chaney Jr), when his employer, a crafty pharmaceutical marketer, Roger Graham (J. Carrol Naish), steals the scientist's imperfect formula and begins to market the drug before it is fully tested and proved through experimentation. The "strange confession" of the title is the backstory presented by Carter to a renowned district attorney Jeff knew from school, wanting to provide reasons why he has a certain something in a doctor's bag. Carter had worked for Graham, knew his boss was always quick to rush product to the market despite the proper protocols needed to make sure drugs were safe, resigning from the job out of discomfort for his mistreatment. Graham, out of pure meanness, uses his clout to keep Carter from getting work elsewhere, soon returning to the chemist when other scientists he hired failed to deliver results. Because he had to resort to working as a pharmacist in a drug store, Jeff's family live in a cheap boardinghouse, with a small laboratory in the corner of a tiny bathroom. Under pressure from wife Mary (Brenda Joyce) to accept Graham's offer to return to work for him under better conditions, Jeff's status, financially, changes but there are repercussions he couldn't possibly foresee.Naish is spot-on as the treacherous scoundrel after Chaney's lovely wife, so despicable in how he uses another man's genius to profit substantially, even stealing the scientist's notes so he can quickly market a drug that isn't ready for distribution. Graham's shipping off Jeff to South America to find a particular mold needed as the final ingredient important in successfully creating a "miracle drug" just so he can get chummy with Mary while the hubby is far away, Naish is developed as the perfectly conniving heel, more concerned with financial rewards (and phony public praise for a drug he takes credit for) than having a viable cure for diseases. The tragic consequences, based solely on greed and lust, which affect the Carter family set up Chaney's chemist as quite the sympathetic victim. You'd be hard-pressed not to want Jeff to skin Graham's hide due to the boss' underhanded antics. While Chaney is considered the star of "Strange Confession", this is really Naish's film. The opening is wonderfully puzzling and the shocking conclusion, when Carter gets his revenge, adds a potency that caps off this quality entry in the Inner Sanctum Mysteries series. One of the few films which actually features Chaney as a "Leave It to Beaver" family man, only for this bliss to be shattered by a no-good sonofabitch. Interesting how the missus is actually the true source for the Carter family's downward slide, mainly because she expresses her dismay with living under less-than-desirable conditions, urging her husband to return to work with a proved crook/charlatan so that she could have the "finer things". A young Lloyd Bridges is Carter's assistant, Dave Curtis, quite charming and handsome. This, I'd have to say, is the most different from the other films in the series.

Michael_Elliott Strange Confession (1945) *** (out of 4) Fifth in the Inner Sanctum series once again features Lon Chaney, Jr.. This time around he plays a brilliant scientist who's trying to find a cure for influenza. His greedy boss (J. Carrol Naish) puts the stuff out on the market before it has been proved to cure and this leads to a tragedy. This is probably the best of the series as it mixes some Frank Capra like quiet moments with some rather mean spirited stuff towards the end. Chaney gives a very good performance and Naish lends a very strong supporting performance.

Darth_Voorhees I am a big fan of Lon Chaney Jr.It was good to see a movie where Chaney was`nt a stupid monster killing people.This is perfect! I liked it.It was very good.We bought that two movie deal Calling Dr.Death and this.Strange confession beat Dr Death in my book.Oh my it was good.Lon Chaney was a great actor.And this movie is a good way to see his gift.A great mystery.And very suspenseful.It was a great movie.See it if you want a good movie to watch.