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Tension
1 hour 35 minutes1949-11-25
6.8
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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.
Cast
![Richard Basehart](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//4q9KoGOolSOzHNekVm3JhZFuCmJ.jpg)
Richard Basehart
Warren Quimby
![Audrey Totter](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//4BKdLdt163kbwrrrB7c7CjxANaa.jpg)
Audrey Totter
Claire Quimby
![Cyd Charisse](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//g5in2cxIlYimrD5bNYPeX6AkBb2.jpg)
Cyd Charisse
Mary Chanler
![Barry Sullivan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//71pEfOnI9YbMyBSni6grc6yJLCZ.jpg)
Barry Sullivan
Lt. Collier Bonnabel
![Lloyd Gough](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//hWyEWTVQ0dy8RE9l2fEkOaKTQwX.jpg)
Lloyd Gough
Barney Deager
![Tom D'Andrea](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//67knrmfXQ1Fk4yTESYNWUwXfhyx.jpg)
Tom D'Andrea
Freddie, Coast to Coast Counter Man
![William Conrad](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//3JgsIutm70SEfGqXTl0Gr3DQzAY.jpg)
William Conrad
Lt. Edgar Gonsales
![Tito Renaldo](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Tito Renaldo
Narco, Deager's Valet
![Virginia Brissac](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//plkkPOoTu5qc6i1K9wRJXyoUgq2.jpg)
Virginia Brissac
Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
![Theresa Harris](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//AgDlBQrEiwpSS4TMSN674yQB4n.jpg)
Theresa Harris
Woman in Drugstore (uncredited)
![Ray Bennett](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//bk9RIMDkV9AuS0uRGlcl6jQGVMq.jpg)
Ray Bennett
Theatre Manager (uncredited)
![Peter Brocco](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//bccBYzoHqh9lpgWNbsUenbQSBQT.jpg)
Peter Brocco
Balew (uncredited)
![John Indrisano](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
John Indrisano
Boxer Handler (uncredited)
![Philip Van Zandt](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//q1PwWNkP577op6MHYXshZWWbTtz.jpg)