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Tension (1949)

NR 1949-11-25 (US) Thriller, Crime 1h 35m

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The hard-hitting story of a man with a plan...REVENGE!

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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.

John Berry

Director
Allen Rivkin

Screenplay
John D. Klorer

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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)
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A review by John Chard

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Written by John Chard on December 19, 2013

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 abou... read the rest.

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