Strange Confession (1945)

Director
John Hoffman

Main cast
Lon Chaney Jr.; Brenda Joyce; J. Carrol Naish; Milburn Stone; Lloyd Bridges

Genres
Crime, Mystery, Drama, Horror

Description
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 young son.


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