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Tension

1949-11-25 | Crime / Thriller
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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.

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Richard Basehart Warren Quimby
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Audrey Totter Claire Quimby
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Cyd Charisse Mary Chanler
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Barry Sullivan Lt. Collier Bonnabel
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Lloyd Gough Barney Deager
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Tom D'Andrea Freddie, Coast to Coast Counter Man
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William Conrad Lt. Edgar Gonsales
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Tito Renaldo Narco, Deager's Valet

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Tension is a 1949 film noir directed by John Berry, and written by Allen Rivkin, based on a story written by John D. Klorer.

Tension is a 1949 film noir directed by John Berry, and written by Allen Rivkin, based on a story written by John D. Klorer.

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Tension (1949) 95 min - Crime | Film-Noir - 11 January 1950 (USA) A mousy drugstore manager turns killer after his conniving ...

Tension (1949) 95 min - Crime | Film-Noir - 11 January 1950 (USA) A mousy drugstore manager turns killer after his conniving ...

Craig Steves
Date rape? Murder in self-defense? This 1949 film was way ahead of its time. Loretta Young, Robert Cummings, Sam Jaffe all star ...

Date rape? Murder in self-defense? This 1949 film was way ahead of its time. Loretta Young, Robert Cummings, Sam Jaffe all star ...

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Tension (1949) Richard Basehart, William Conrad, Barry Sullivan, and Audrey Totter in Tension (1949 Richard Basehart, Cyd ...

Tension (1949) Richard Basehart, William Conrad, Barry Sullivan, and Audrey Totter in Tension (1949 Richard Basehart, Cyd ...

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Tension (1949) trailer Directed by John Berry. With Richard Basehart, Audrey Totter, Cyd Charisse. Too many film noir trailers ...

Tension (1949) trailer Directed by John Berry. With Richard Basehart, Audrey Totter, Cyd Charisse. Too many film noir trailers ...

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Arabic, English, French, Greek, Portuguese (Brazil), Serbian, Spanish, Turkish subtitles... It was Leonora Eames' childhood dream ...

Arabic, English, French, Greek, Portuguese (Brazil), Serbian, Spanish, Turkish subtitles... It was Leonora Eames' childhood dream ...

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Police Lieutenant Collier Bonnabel tells us all about Tension.

Police Lieutenant Collier Bonnabel tells us all about Tension.

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The Set-Up: http://bit.ly/SetUpBlu Boxing Wednesdays. Wrestling on Fridays. Stoker Thompson is on Paradise City's Wednesday ...

The Set-Up: http://bit.ly/SetUpBlu Boxing Wednesdays. Wrestling on Fridays. Stoker Thompson is on Paradise City's Wednesday ...

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Main Titles André Previn (Composer) André Previn (Conductor) MGM Studio Orchestra (Orchestra) Tension (Ost) [1949] Buylinks ...

Main Titles André Previn (Composer) André Previn (Conductor) MGM Studio Orchestra (Orchestra) Tension (Ost) [1949] Buylinks ...

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Tension (1949) 95 min - Crime | Film-Noir - 11 January 1950 (USA) A mousy drugstore manager turns killer after his conniving ...

Tension (1949) 95 min - Crime | Film-Noir - 11 January 1950 (USA) A mousy drugstore manager turns killer after his conniving ...

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Lady Kathy Brooke goes to see her husband Sir Brian, a British barrister, in court in a much publicized and talked about trial.

Lady Kathy Brooke goes to see her husband Sir Brian, a British barrister, in court in a much publicized and talked about trial.

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Classic scene from the 1949 crime thriller film noir, featuring the original recorded backing by Duke Ellington.

Classic scene from the 1949 crime thriller film noir, featuring the original recorded backing by Duke Ellington.

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Audrey Totter's Claire gives a sucker the brush-off in the 1949 film noir TENSION, directed by John Berry.

Audrey Totter's Claire gives a sucker the brush-off in the 1949 film noir TENSION, directed by John Berry.

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Old school classic movie. Another Part of the Forest is a 1948 American drama film starring Fredric March and directed by Michael ...

Old school classic movie. Another Part of the Forest is a 1948 American drama film starring Fredric March and directed by Michael ...

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Tension is a 1949 film noir directed by John Berry, and written by Allen Rivkin, based on a story written by John D. Klorer.

Tension is a 1949 film noir directed by John Berry, and written by Allen Rivkin, based on a story written by John D. Klorer.

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Tension (1949) 95 min - Crime | Film-Noir - 11 January 1950 (USA) A mousy drugstore manager turns killer after his conniving ...

Tension (1949) 95 min - Crime | Film-Noir - 11 January 1950 (USA) A mousy drugstore manager turns killer after his conniving ...

Craig Steves
Date rape? Murder in self-defense? This 1949 film was way ahead of its time. Loretta Young, Robert Cummings, Sam Jaffe all star ...

Date rape? Murder in self-defense? This 1949 film was way ahead of its time. Loretta Young, Robert Cummings, Sam Jaffe all star ...

MK Powelson
Tension (1949) Richard Basehart, William Conrad, Barry Sullivan, and Audrey Totter in Tension (1949 Richard Basehart, Cyd ...

Tension (1949) Richard Basehart, William Conrad, Barry Sullivan, and Audrey Totter in Tension (1949 Richard Basehart, Cyd ...

Eddie 91
Tension (1949) trailer Directed by John Berry. With Richard Basehart, Audrey Totter, Cyd Charisse. Too many film noir trailers ...

Tension (1949) trailer Directed by John Berry. With Richard Basehart, Audrey Totter, Cyd Charisse. Too many film noir trailers ...

MontagTheMagician
Arabic, English, French, Greek, Portuguese (Brazil), Serbian, Spanish, Turkish subtitles... It was Leonora Eames' childhood dream ...

Arabic, English, French, Greek, Portuguese (Brazil), Serbian, Spanish, Turkish subtitles... It was Leonora Eames' childhood dream ...

Max Ophuls
Police Lieutenant Collier Bonnabel tells us all about Tension.

Police Lieutenant Collier Bonnabel tells us all about Tension.

wolfchrt
The Set-Up: http://bit.ly/SetUpBlu Boxing Wednesdays. Wrestling on Fridays. Stoker Thompson is on Paradise City's Wednesday ...

The Set-Up: http://bit.ly/SetUpBlu Boxing Wednesdays. Wrestling on Fridays. Stoker Thompson is on Paradise City's Wednesday ...

warnerarchive
www.ciakhollywood.com Trailers.

www.ciakhollywood.com Trailers.

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Main Titles André Previn (Composer) André Previn (Conductor) MGM Studio Orchestra (Orchestra) Tension (Ost) [1949] Buylinks ...

Main Titles André Previn (Composer) André Previn (Conductor) MGM Studio Orchestra (Orchestra) Tension (Ost) [1949] Buylinks ...

Classic Soundtrack Collector
Tension (1949) 95 min - Crime | Film-Noir - 11 January 1950 (USA) A mousy drugstore manager turns killer after his conniving ...

Tension (1949) 95 min - Crime | Film-Noir - 11 January 1950 (USA) A mousy drugstore manager turns killer after his conniving ...

Craig Steves
Lady Kathy Brooke goes to see her husband Sir Brian, a British barrister, in court in a much publicized and talked about trial.

Lady Kathy Brooke goes to see her husband Sir Brian, a British barrister, in court in a much publicized and talked about trial.

Jade Fielding
Classic scene from the 1949 crime thriller film noir, featuring the original recorded backing by Duke Ellington.

Classic scene from the 1949 crime thriller film noir, featuring the original recorded backing by Duke Ellington.

Yae ヤエ
Audrey Totter's Claire gives a sucker the brush-off in the 1949 film noir TENSION, directed by John Berry.

Audrey Totter's Claire gives a sucker the brush-off in the 1949 film noir TENSION, directed by John Berry.

lupo7
Old school classic movie. Another Part of the Forest is a 1948 American drama film starring Fredric March and directed by Michael ...

Old school classic movie. Another Part of the Forest is a 1948 American drama film starring Fredric March and directed by Michael ...

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The runtime of Tension is 95 minutes.
The genre of Tension is Crime,Thriller.
The full version of Tension is provided by TCM , DIRECTV
The casts of Tension are Richard Basehart starring as Warren Quimby, Audrey Totter starring as Claire Quimby, Cyd Charisse starring as Mary Chanler, Barry Sullivan starring as Lt. Collier Bonnabel, Lloyd Gough starring as Barney Deager, Tom D'Andrea starring as Freddie, Coast to Coast Counter Man.
On April 29, 2024, the IMDB rating of Tension is 7.3/10, Rotten Tomato rating is 0/100, Metacritic rating is 0/100, TMDB rating is 7.0/10.
The certification of Tension is NR.
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..
The release date of Tension is November 25, 1949.
On April 29, 2024, there were 5453 public reaction to Tension including good girl, femme fatale, nerdy, True Crime, hardboiled style.
The director of Tension is John Berry.