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Tension

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NR,1hr 35min
Genre:
Action
Release:
1949
Director:
John Berry
Starring:
Richard Basehart, Audrey Totter, Cyd Charisse  ...more
Synopsis: Warren Quimby (Richard Basehart) has a problem that he won't admit to: his wife, Claire (Audrey Totter), wants more fun and excitement out of life than the quiet, soft-spoken pharmacist can give her. So she steps out on him regularly, something that Warren refuses to recognize until the day she packs her bags and announces she's moving in with Barney Deager (Lloyd Gough), the flashy, high-living salesman whom she's been seeing on the side. Warren goes to Deager's, to ask her to come back, and gets ... Full Synopsis
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Bruce Eder, AMG Review
Tension holds up extremely well as an unusual (if not exactly rare) example of film noir from MGM. Its virtues mostly lie in the work of director John Berry and the cast, especially Richard Basehart in a difficult leading role, as a man pushed right to the edge, but not permanently or lastingly crossing over into homicidal rage. He's convincing enough in every aspect of the role, yet sympathetic enough ... Full Review
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Richard Basehart
Warren Quimby
Audrey Totter
Claire Quimby
Cyd Charisse
Mary Chanler
Barry Sullivan
Lt. Collier Bonnabel
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