July 23, 2010
Tension (1949)
Directed by: John BerryStarring: Richard Basehart, Audrey Totter, Cyd Charisse
Country: USA
The hard-hitting story of a man with a plan…REVENGE!
You’ll find more titles like “Tension” in the FILM NOIR and 1945-1949 sections.
FILM NOIR CLASSIC COLLECTION, Vol. 1: Murder, my sweet (1944) | Out of the past (1947) | Gun crazy (1949) | The set-up (1949) | FILM NOIR CLASSIC COLLECTION, Vol. 2: Dillinger (1945) | Born to kill (1947) | Crossfire (1947) | Clash by night (1952) | The narrow margin (1952) FILM NOIR CLASSIC COLLECTION, Vol. 3: Lady in the lake (1947) | Border Incident (1949) | His kind of woman (1951) | The Racket (1951) FILM NOIR CLASSIC COLLECTION, Vol. 4: Decoy (1946) | Act of Violence (1948) | The Big Steal (1949) | Tension (1949) | Mystery Street (1950) | Side Street (1950) | Where Danger Lives (1950) | Crime Wave (1954) | Illegal (1955) FILM NOIR CLASSIC COLLECTION, Vol. 5: Cornered (1945) | Deadline at Dawn (1946) | Desperate (1947) | Armored Car Robbery (1950) | Dial 1119 (1950) | Backfire (1950) | The Phenix City Story (1955) | Crime in the Streets (1956)
One response to “Tension (1949)”
Richard Basehart, a fine actor, couldn’t elevate one the worst “noir” scripts ever produced. I love noir films, many with silly or incomprehensible plots, but “Tension” takes the cake. MGM, trying to cash in on low budget RKO and Fox’s successes, of that period didn’t have a clue. See “He Walked by Night,” Call Northside 777,” “Double Indemnity,” even “Quicksand”. editor terry at America O L