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Tension (1949)

APPROVED 95 min  -  Crime | Film-Noir  -   11 January 1950 (USA)
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A meek pharmacist creates an alternate identity under which he plans to murder the bullying liquor salesman who has become his wife's lover.

Director:

John Berry

Writers:

Allen Rivkin (screenplay), John D. Klorer (story), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Richard Basehart ...
Warren Quimby
Audrey Totter Audrey Totter ...
Claire Quimby
Cyd Charisse ...
Mary Chanler
Barry Sullivan Barry Sullivan ...
Lt. Collier Bonnabel
Lloyd Gough Lloyd Gough ...
Barney Deager
Tom D'Andrea Tom D'Andrea ...
Freddie
William Conrad ...
Lt. Edgar Gonsales
Tito Renaldo Tito Renaldo ...
Narco
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Storyline

A mousy drugstore manager turns killer after his conniving wife leaves him for another man. He devises a complex plan, which involves assuming a new identity, to make it look like someone else murdered her new boyfriend. Things take an unexpected turn when someone else commits the murder first and he becomes the prime suspect. Written by Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Murder | Lover | Liquor Salesman | Killer | Manager  | See more »

Taglines:

The hard-hitting story of a man with a plan...REVENGE!

Genres:

Crime | Film-Noir

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

O agnostos eihe diplo allothi See more »

Filming Locations:

Culver City, California, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Loew's See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Audrey Totter was promised top-billing by the Producer, but when Richard Basehart was borrowed from Fox to play her husband, the studio demanded that he get top billing as a condition of the agreement. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When Mr. Quimby is bowling, he hits the pins and then turns away, talking briefly to his friend. He then returns to bowl another ball, yet the pins have been set up again. This is a mistake because previously there was still one pin standing solid. Therefore, even automated machines could not have reset the them. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Police Lt. Collier Bonnabel: I'm Collier Bonnabel. I'm a cop. I'm a Lieutenant Detective in, uh, Homicide. That's a fancy name for murder.
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Connections

Featured in Tension: Who's Guilty Now? (2007) See more »