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The hard-hitting story of a man with a plan...REVENGE!
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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.
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Directed by: John Berry, Harry Stradling Sr., George Rhein
Produced by: Robert Sisk
Composed by: André Previn
Cast

Richard Basehart
Warren Quimby

Audrey Totter
Claire Quimby

Cyd Charisse
Mary Chanler

Barry Sullivan
Lt. Collier Bonnabel

Lloyd Gough
Barney Deager

Tom D'Andrea
Freddie, Coast to Coast Counter Man

William Conrad
Lt. Edgar Gonsales

Virginia Brissac
Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)

Theresa Harris
Woman in Drugstore (uncredited)

Ray Bennett
Theatre Manager (uncredited)
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