Tension (1949)

  • NR
  • 11/25/1949 (US)
  • Thriller, Crime
  • 1h 35m

The hard-hitting story of a man with a plan...REVENGE!

Overview

Warren Quimby manages a drugstore while trying to keep his volatile wife, Claire, happy. However, when Claire leaves him for a liquor store salesman, Warren can no longer bear it. He decides to assume a new identity in order to murder his wife's lover without leaving a trace. Along the way, his plans are complicated by an attractive neighbor, as well as a shocking discovery that opens up a new world of doubts and accusations.

Allen Rivkin

Screenplay

John Berry

Director

John D. Klorer

Story

Cast

Richard Basehart's headshot

Richard Basehart

Warren Quimby
Audrey Totter's headshot

Audrey Totter

Claire Quimby
Cyd Charisse's headshot

Cyd Charisse

Mary Chanler
Barry Sullivan's headshot

Barry Sullivan

Lt. Collier Bonnabel
Lloyd Gough's headshot

Lloyd Gough

Barney Deager
Tom D'Andrea's headshot

Tom D'Andrea

Freddie, Coast to Coast Counter Man
William Conrad's headshot

William Conrad

Lt. Edgar Gonsales
Tito Renaldo's headshot

Tito Renaldo

Narco, Deager's Valet

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