Tension
Thriller
Crime
In every two-timing kiss you will feel…TENSION!
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.
1949-11-25
en
Cast
Director
John Berry
Richard Basehart as Warren Quimby
Audrey Totter as Claire Quimby
Cyd Charisse as Mary Chanler
Barry Sullivan as Lt. Collier Bonnabel
Lloyd Gough as Barney Deager
Tom D'Andrea as Freddie
William Conrad as Lt. Edgar Gonsales
Ray Bennett as Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Virginia Brissac as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
Peter Brocco as Balew (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers as Reporter (uncredited)
John Gallaudet as Artie (uncredited)
Theresa Harris as Woman in Drugstore (uncredited)
George Magrill as Policeman (uncredited)
Kitty McHugh as Agnes (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson as Drugstore Patron (uncredited)
Carl Sklover as Reporter at Press Club Café (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey as Reporter (uncredited)
Philip Van Zandt as Police Lt. Schiavone (uncredited)