Tension (1949)

NR11/25/1949Thriller, Crime1h 35m
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In every two-timing kiss you will feel…TENSION!

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.

Top Billed Cast

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    Richard Basehart

    Warren Quimby

  2. Cast 1

    Audrey Totter

    Claire Quimby

  3. Cast 1

    Cyd Charisse

    Mary Chanler

  4. Cast 1

    Barry Sullivan

    Lt. Collier Bonnabel

  5. Cast 1

    Lloyd Gough

    Barney Deager

  6. Cast 1

    Tom D'Andrea

    Freddie

  7. Cast 1

    William Conrad

    Lt. Edgar Gonsales

  8. Tito Renaldo

    Narco

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    Ray Bennett

    Theatre Manager (uncredited)

The Clark Kent Conundrum. Tension is directed by John Berry and adapted to screenplay by Allen Rivkin from a story by John D. Klorer. It stars Richard Baseheart, Audrey Totter, Cyd Charisse, Barry Sullivan, Lloyd Gough and William Conrad. Music is by Andre Previn and cinematography by Harry Stradling. Tight and compact noir pot boiler that finds Baseheart as a drugstore manager married to bitch babe Totter. Planning to do away with her lover, Baseheart is stumped when someone beats him to it. But he of course is still the main suspect, so creating a new identity for himself he sets abo...