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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 film features an early score from composer Andre Previn.
Tension: Directed by John Berry. With Richard Basehart, Audrey Totter, Cyd Charisse, Barry Sullivan. A meek pharmacist creates an alternate identity under which he plans to murder the bullying liquor salesman who has become his wife's lover.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- John Berry
- 1949-12-19
A meek pharmacist creates an alternate identity under which he plans to murder the bullying liquor salesman who has become his wife's lover. A mousy drugstore manager contemplates murder after his conniving wife leaves him for another man.
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Overview. 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.
Tension - (Original Trailer) A man (Richard Basehart) who had planned to murder his wife's lover becomes the prime suspect when somebody beats him to it in Tension (1949), directed by John Berry, co-starring Audrey Totter.
- John Berry, George Rhein
- Richard Basehart
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.
Synopsis, historical analysis, personnel profiles, contemporary reviews, and discussion of the film Tension, released in 1949 by MGM, starring Richard Basehart, Audrey Totter, Cyd Charisse, Barry Sullivan and Lloyd Gough, and directed by John Berry.
