Tension
Tension
Release: 1949-11-25
·Runtime: 95m
·★ 6.8
Thriller
Crime
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Loew's Incorporated
Trailers & Videos
Cast
John Gallaudet
as Artie (uncredited)
Theresa Harris
as Woman in Drugstore (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
as Reporter (uncredited)
Richard Basehart
as Warren Quimby
Cyd Charisse
as Mary Chanler
Tom D'Andrea
as Freddie
William Conrad
as Lt. Edgar Gonsales
George Magrill
as Policeman (uncredited)
Kitty McHugh
as Agnes (uncredited)
Ray Bennett
as Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Philip Van Zandt
as Police Lt. Schiavone (uncredited)
Audrey Totter
as Claire Quimby
Barry Sullivan
as Lt. Collier Bonnabel
Steve Carruthers
as Reporter (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
as Drugstore Patron (uncredited)
Carl Sklover
as Reporter at Press Club Café (uncredited)
Lloyd Gough
as Barney Deager
Virginia Brissac
as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
Peter Brocco
as Balew (uncredited)