

Tension (1949)
Thriller
Crime
- 2h 35m
68 %
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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.
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

Richard Basehart
Warren Quimby

Audrey Totter
Claire Quimby

Cyd Charisse
Mary Chanler

Barry Sullivan
Lt. Collier Bonnabel

Lloyd Gough
Barney Deager

Tom D'Andrea
Freddie, Coast to Coast Counter Man

William Conrad
Lt. Edgar Gonsales
Tito Renaldo
Narco, Deager's Valet

Virginia Brissac
Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)

Theresa Harris
Woman in Drugstore (uncredited)
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