Tension
7.3
“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.
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Cast
26 people
Richard Basehart
Warren Quimby
Known for
La Strada
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Audrey Totter
Claire Quimby
Known for
The Set-Up
Lady in the Lake
Cyd Charisse
Mary Chanler
Known for
Singin' in the Rain
The Band Wagon
Barry Sullivan
Lt. Collier Bonnabel
Known for
Planet of the Vampires
Forty Guns
Lloyd Gough
Barney Deager
Known for
Sunset Boulevard
The Green Hornet
Tom D'Andrea
Freddie
Known for
Dark Passage
Humoresque
William Conrad
Lt. Edgar Gonsales
Known for
Jake and the Fatman
Police Squad!
Tito Renaldo
Narco
Known for
Ride the Pink Horse
Story of G.I. Joe
Ray Bennett
Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Known for
The Spoilers
Dark Command
Virginia Brissac
Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
Known for
Rebel Without a Cause
Monsieur Verdoux
Peter Brocco
Balew (uncredited)
Known for
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Spartacus
Steve Carruthers
Reporter (uncredited)
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The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
The Enforcer
John Berry Director · Allen Rivkin Screenplay John D. Klorer Story
Worldwide gross $776K · Budget $682K · United States release November 25, 1949
Box office
Budget
$682,000
Worldwide gross
$776,000
Gross vs. budget
1.1×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 25, 1949
Theatrical
United States · July 31, 2007
Physical · DVD
United States
October 10, 2017 · Physical · DVD
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