Strange Confession (1944)
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Synopsis of Strange Confession
Strange Confession was the fourth in Universal's "Inner Sanctum" B-picture series, all of which starred Lon Chaney Jr. Chaney plays an idealistic writer who allows himself to be used by a politically ambitious publishing mogul (J. Carroll Naish). Not only does the publisher distort the sociological content of Chaney's works for his own purposes, but he also steals the writer's wife (Brenda Joyce). Chaney exacts a grisly revenge and turns himself over to the police. This is a scene-for-scene remake of the 1934 Claude Rains vehicle, The Man who Reclaimed His Head, which in turn was based on a play by Jean Bart. Universal was forced to completely withdraw the remake from theatrical and TV distribution when the studio realized that it no longer controlled the rights to the original Bart play. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Strange Confession
- Richard Whorf - Lt. Varenne
- Ellen Drew - Yvonne
- Ralph Morgan - Col. De Bolvan
- John Qualen - Monge
- Milburn Stone - Clauzel
- Charles McGraw - Menessier
- Fritz Leiber - Priest
- Warren Ashe - Officer
- Leigh Whipper - Toba
- George Irving - Prosecutor
- William B. Davidson - Adjutant
- Jean Gabin - Clement
- Allyn Joslyn - Bouteau
- Peter Van Eyck - Hafner
- Eddie Quillan - Cochery
- Dennis Moore - Lafarge
- John Philliber - Mortourart
- John Forrest - Free French Corporal
- Frank Wilcox - Prosecutor
- Peter Cookson - Soldier
- Ernest Whitman - Ekopa
- Grandon Rhodes - Captain
- Ian Wolfe - Sergeant Clerk
- Director(s):
- Julien Duvivier
- Writer(s):
- Marc Connelly, Lynn Starling, Julien Duvivier
- Producer(s):
- Julien Duvivier
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