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Strange Confession

Strange Confession is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Strange Confession rather than just read about it. In short: Strange Confession is a 1945 noir-mystery horror film directed by John Hoffman and starring Lon Chaney Jr., J. Carrol Naish and Brenda Joyce.

Key takeaways

Strange Confession belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Strange Confession to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Strange Confession from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

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.

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 for Jeff's discovery and cares more about profits than safety. Jeff resigns and is blacklisted by his boss. Jeff 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.

Cast

Critical reception Describing the film in TV Guide as "One of the stronger entries in Universal's Inner Sanctum series," critic Craig Butler wrote that it was "tidily entertaining" and "a solidly entertaining way to kill an hour." Writing in DVD Talk, critic David Cornelius described the film as "twenty minutes of pretty good movie mixed with ten minutes of a pretty good movie of an entirely other kind, then spread across thirty more minutes of drabness." Reviewer David Kalat wrote for Turner Classic Movies that unlike most B-movies, the film "tried to dramatize the problems of pharmaceutical companies rushing untested drugs to market - fewer still have dialogue like, 'He had my brain in his head and I had to get my brain back.'"

References

External links

Strange Confession at IMDb Strange Confession at the TCM Movie Database (archived) Review of film at Variety

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Strange Confession

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Strange Confession claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Strange Confession before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Strange Confession ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Strange Confession

In research: Strange Confession appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Strange Confession in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Strange Confession is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1940s mystery film stubs, 1945 American films, 1945 films, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Strange Confession outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Strange Confession in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Strange Confession means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Strange Confession out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Strange Confession in simple terms?

Strange Confession is a 1945 noir-mystery horror film directed by John Hoffman and starring Lon Chaney Jr., J. Carrol Naish and Brenda Joyce.

Why does Strange Confession matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Strange Confession?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Strange Confession.