Tension backdrop
Tension poster
Trailer
Tension
6.8
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1h 35m
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1949
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Released
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.

Cast
Richard Basehart poster
Richard Basehart
Warren Quimby
Audrey Totter poster
Audrey Totter
Claire Quimby
Cyd Charisse poster
Cyd Charisse
Mary Chanler
Barry Sullivan poster
Barry Sullivan
Lt. Collier Bonnabel
Lloyd Gough poster
Lloyd Gough
Barney Deager
Tom D'Andrea poster
Tom D'Andrea
Freddie, Coast to Coast Counter Man
William Conrad poster
William Conrad
Lt. Edgar Gonsales
Tito Renaldo poster
Tito Renaldo
Narco, Deager's Valet
Virginia Brissac poster
Virginia Brissac
Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
Theresa Harris poster
Theresa Harris
Woman in Drugstore (uncredited)
Ray Bennett poster
Ray Bennett
Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Peter Brocco poster
Peter Brocco
Balew (uncredited)
John Indrisano poster
John Indrisano
Boxer Handler (uncredited)
Philip Van Zandt poster
Philip Van Zandt
Police Lt. Schiavone (uncredited)

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