Tension (1949)
1h 35m
Running Time
November 25, 1949Release Date
Tension (1949)
1h 35m
Running Time
November 25, 1949Release Date
![Watch Tension Trailer](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/82936-tension.webp)
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
![Richard Basehart](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/43577-richard-basehart.webp)
Richard Basehart
Warren Quimby
![Audrey Totter](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/48730-audrey-totter.webp)
Audrey Totter
Claire Quimby
![Cyd Charisse](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/24210-cyd-charisse.webp)
Cyd Charisse
Mary Chanler
![Lloyd Gough](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/31304-lloyd-gough.webp)
Lloyd Gough
Barney Deager
![Barry Sullivan](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/23630-barry-sullivan.webp)
Barry Sullivan
Lt. Collier Bonnabel
![Tom D'Andrea](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/48699-tom-d-andrea.webp)
Tom D'Andrea
Freddie, Coast to Coast Counter Man
![John Berry](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/10516-john-berry.webp)
John Berry
Director
![Allen Rivkin](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Allen Rivkin
Writer
![William Conrad](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/15615-william-conrad.webp)
William Conrad
Lt. Edgar Gonsales
![Tito Renaldo](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Tito Renaldo
Narco, Deager's Valet
![John D. Klorer](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
John D. Klorer
Writer
![Virginia Brissac](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/11420-virginia-brissac.webp)
Virginia Brissac
Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
![Robert Sisk](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Robert Sisk
Producer
![André Previn](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/197592-andre-previn.webp)
André Previn
Composer
![Theresa Harris](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25724-theresa-harris.webp)
Theresa Harris
Woman in Drugstore (uncredited)
![Ray Bennett](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/27972-ray-bennett.webp)
Ray Bennett
Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Media.
![Tension](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/82936-tension.webp)
![Tension](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/1/82936-tension.webp)
Details.
Release DateNovember 25, 1949
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 35m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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Wiki.
Tension is a 1949 American crime film noir directed by John Berry, and written by Allen Rivkin, based on a story written by John D. Klorer. It stars Richard Basehart, Audrey Totter, Cyd Charisse and Barry Sullivan.
The careers of the director and supporting actor Lloyd Gough later suffered from blacklisting. An early score from composer Andre Previn, with some of his themes and cues being reused in later MGM productions, such as Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958 film), Designing Woman and again in North by Northwest.
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