poster

Tension

Thriller | Crime

6.8

Release Date

November 25, 1949

Duration

95 min

Status

Released

Language

en

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.

Casts

Richard Basehart

Warren Quimby

Richard Basehart

Audrey Totter

Claire Quimby

Audrey Totter

Cyd Charisse

Mary Chanler

Cyd Charisse

Barry Sullivan

Lt. Collier Bonnabel

Barry Sullivan

Lloyd Gough

Barney Deager

Lloyd Gough

Tom D'Andrea

Freddie, Coast to Coast Counter Man

Tom D'Andrea

William Conrad

Lt. Edgar Gonsales

William Conrad

Tito Renaldo

Narco, Deager's Valet

Tito Renaldo

Virginia Brissac

Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)

Virginia Brissac

Theresa Harris

Woman in Drugstore (uncredited)

Theresa Harris

Ray Bennett

Theatre Manager (uncredited)

Ray Bennett

Peter Brocco

Balew (uncredited)

Peter Brocco

John Indrisano

Boxer Handler (uncredited)

John Indrisano

Philip Van Zandt

Police Lt. Schiavone (uncredited)

Philip Van Zandt

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