
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.
Release Date: 1949-11-25
Thriller
Crime
★★★★★★★★★★ (50 votes)
Casts

Richard Basehart
as Warren Quimby

Audrey Totter
as Claire Quimby

Cyd Charisse
as Mary Chanler

Barry Sullivan
as Lt. Collier Bonnabel

Lloyd Gough
as Barney Deager

Tom D'Andrea
as Freddie, Coast to Coast Counter Man

William Conrad
as Lt. Edgar Gonsales

Virginia Brissac
as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)

Theresa Harris
as Woman in Drugstore (uncredited)

Ray Bennett
as Theatre Manager (uncredited)