Tension (1949)
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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Richard Basehart
as Warren Quimby
as Warren Quimby
Audrey Totter
as Claire Quimby
as Claire Quimby
Cyd Charisse
as Mary Chanler
as Mary Chanler
Barry Sullivan
as Lt. Collier Bonnabel
as Lt. Collier Bonnabel
Lloyd Gough
as Barney Deager
as Barney Deager
Tom D'Andrea
as Freddie, Coast to Coast Counter Man
as Freddie, Coast to Coast Counter Man
William Conrad
as Lt. Edgar Gonsales
as Lt. Edgar Gonsales
Tito Renaldo
as Narco, Deager's Valet
as Narco, Deager's Valet
Virginia Brissac
as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
Theresa Harris
as Woman in Drugstore (uncredited)
as Woman in Drugstore (uncredited)
Ray Bennett
as Theatre Manager (uncredited)
as Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Peter Brocco
as Balew (uncredited)
as Balew (uncredited)
John Indrisano
as Boxer Handler (uncredited)
as Boxer Handler (uncredited)
Philip Van Zandt
as Police Lt. Schiavone (uncredited)
as Police Lt. Schiavone (uncredited)
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John D. Klorer
Story
Story
André Previn
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Allen Rivkin
Screenplay
Screenplay
Albert Akst
Editor
Editor
Harry Stradling Sr.
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Robert Sisk
Producer
Producer
John Berry
Director
Director
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Ruby Rosenberg
Production Manager
Production Manager
Leonid Vasian
Art Direction
Art Direction
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Art Direction
George Rhein
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Jack Dawn
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Douglas Shearer
Recording Supervision
Recording Supervision
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