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Tension

Tension1949

★6.895 minThrillerCrime

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.

Director

Writer

Allen Rivkin John D. Klorer

Score

Stars

Richard Basehart Audrey Totter Cyd Charisse

Cast26

Richard Basehart
as Warren Quimby
Audrey Totter
as Claire Quimby
Cyd Charisse
as Mary Chanler
Barry Sullivan
as Lt. Collier Bonnabel
Lloyd Gough
as Barney Deager
Tom D'Andrea
as Freddie
William Conrad
as Lt. Edgar Gonsales
T
Tito Renaldo
as Narco
Ray Bennett
as Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Virginia Brissac
as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
Peter Brocco
as Balew (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers
as Reporter (uncredited)
B
Bert Davidson
as Repoerter at Press Club Café (uncredited)
John Gallaudet
as Artie (uncredited)
Theresa Harris
as Woman in Drugstore (uncredited)
J
John Indrisano
as Boxer Handler (uncredited)
George Magrill
as Policeman (uncredited)
Kitty McHugh
as Agnes (uncredited)
M
Mike Morelli
as Reporter at Press Club Café (uncredited)
S
Stephen Roberts
as Eye Doctor (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
as Drugstore Patron (uncredited)
Carl Sklover
as Reporter at Press Club Café (uncredited)
H
Hayward Soo Hoo
as Kid in Drugstore (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
as Reporter (uncredited)
Philip Van Zandt
as Police Lt. Schiavone (uncredited)
T
Tommy Walker
as Man at Counter Trying to Pick-Up Claire (uncredited)

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