Tension
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.
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United States of America
Ratings
TMDB users
6.8/10
56 votes
Rating consensus
68/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~68/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
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
William Conrad
Lt. Edgar Gonsales
Tito Renaldo
Narco
Ray Bennett
Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Virginia Brissac
Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
Peter Brocco
Balew (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers
Reporter (uncredited)
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Tension (1949)
John Berry
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