Tension
1949 · 95 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 3,680 VOTES · DIR. John Berry
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,245 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:27 I'm Collier Bonnabel.
00:04:01 Nothing to worry about.
00:08:05 Yes?
00:12:31 He didn't expect to find her, but he hoped, prayed.
00:16:40 I wanna talk to my wife.
00:20:15 I'd kill him.
00:23:51 - Oh, Mr. Sothern. - Yeah?
00:28:39 Hello?
00:33:40 I guess that's it.
00:40:25 No more road. I'm gonna be here from now on.
00:43:59 Gentlemen, this is my wife.
00:46:23 Well, all we have to do now is find Paul Sothern.
00:50:32 - What round? - End of fourth.
00:53:07 I couldn't catch a head cold if I was beside an open transom. Right here.
00:55:59 They want me to go back over the same ground.
00:59:26 I don't know. I don't know what to say anymore.
01:02:08 We ought to check these things more carefully.
01:05:08 He didn't tell her a thing, did he?
01:08:43 - Warren's Paul Sothern? - Yeah.
01:12:15 Now, take care of that for me, will you?
01:16:52 Use those lenses, change your address, change your name...
01:20:22 I just wanna look at you.
01:23:34 Collie, I... I hate to see you like this. Tired.
10:03:05 Yeah, I got it. Go ahead.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,245
Dialogue density13.1 lines / min
First line00:00:27
Final line10:03:05
Production Record
DirectorJohn Berry
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes3,680