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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.
The timid pharmacist Warren Quimby works hard on the night shift of a drugstore to give a good life to his promiscuous wife Claire Quimby. When Claire leaves him to live with her lover, the liquor salesman Barney Deager, Warren schemes to kill Barney.
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.
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Tension. Warren Quimby (Richard Basehart) manages a drugstore while trying to keep his volatile wife, Claire (Audrey Totter), happy. However, when Claire leaves him for a liquor store salesman ...
- Crime, Drama
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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.
