Top billed cast

1. 

   Richard Basehart

   Warren Quimby

2. 

   Audrey Totter

   Claire Quimby

3. 

   Cyd Charisse

   Mary Chanler

4. 

   Barry Sullivan

   Lt. Collier Bonnabel

5. 

   Lloyd Gough

   Barney Deager

6. 

   Tom D'Andrea

   Freddie

7. 

   William Conrad

   Lt. Edgar Gonsales

8. 

   Tito Renaldo

   Narco

9. 

   Ray Bennett

   Theatre Manager (uncredited)

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on 2013-12-19

The Clark Kent Conundrum.

Tension is directed by John Berry and adapted to screenplay by Allen Rivkin from a story by John D. Klorer. It stars Richard Baseheart, Audrey Totter, Cyd Charisse, Barry Sullivan, Lloyd Gough and William Conrad. Music is by Andre Previn and cinematography by Harry Stradling.

Tight and compact noir pot boiler that finds Baseheart as a drugstore manager married to bitch babe Totter. Planning to do away with her lover, Baseheart is stumped when someone beats him to it. But he of course is still the main suspect, so creating a new identity for himself he sets abo...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• infidelity
• pharmacist
• drugstore
• eyeglasses
• femme fatale
• film noir
• murder
• interrogation
• valet
• missing person
• jail cell
• gold digger
• police investigation
• frame up
• death threat
• traveling salesman
• homicide detective
• double identity
• girl next door
• suspenseful
• contact lenses
• press club
• amateur photographer