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.
Director:
John Berry
Writer:
Allen Rivkin
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Richard Basehart as Warren Quimby |
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Audrey Totter as Claire Quimby |
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Cyd Charisse as Mary Chanler |
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Barry Sullivan as Lt. Collier Bonnabel |
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Lloyd Gough as Barney Deager |
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Tom D'Andrea as Freddie |
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William Conrad as Lt. Edgar Gonsales |
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Tito Renaldo as Narco |
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Ray Bennett as Theatre Manager (uncredited) |
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Virginia Brissac as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited) |
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Peter Brocco as Balew (uncredited) |
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Steve Carruthers as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Bert Davidson as Repoerter at Press Club Café (uncredited) |
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John Gallaudet as Artie (uncredited) |
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Theresa Harris as Woman in Drugstore (uncredited) |
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John Indrisano as Boxer Handler (uncredited) |
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George Magrill as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Kitty McHugh as Agnes (uncredited) |
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Mike Morelli as Reporter at Press Club Café (uncredited) |
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Stephen Roberts as Eye Doctor (uncredited) |
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Dewey Robinson as Drugstore Patron (uncredited) |
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Carl Sklover as Reporter at Press Club Café (uncredited) |
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Hayward Soo Hoo as Kid in Drugstore (uncredited) |
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Arthur Tovey as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Philip Van Zandt as Police Lt. Schiavone (uncredited) |
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Tommy Walker as Man at Counter Trying to Pick-Up Claire (uncredited) |
| Writing | Allen Rivkin | Screenplay |
| Directing | John Berry | Director |
| Sound | André Previn | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Albert Akst | Editor |
| Writing | John D. Klorer | Story |
| Camera | Harry Stradling Sr. | Director of Photography |
| Production | Robert Sisk | Producer |
| Directing | George Rhein | Assistant Director |
| Art | Leonid Vasian | Art Direction |
| Production | Ruby Rosenberg | Production Manager |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Art | Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Douglas Shearer | Recording Supervision |
| Art | Jack D. Moore | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sydney Guilaroff | Hair Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jack Dawn | Makeup Designer |
| Camera | Sam Leavitt | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Norwood A. Fenton | Sound |
| Directing | William Hale | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Richard Borland | Grip |
| Camera | Jerome Hester | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Wally Heglin | Orchestrator |
