Tension (1949) with Catherine Leuverink

Tension (1949) with Catherine Leuverink

From Pods Against Tomorrow: Reinvestigating Film Noir by Abehugh Productions

January 17, 2026 · 1h 32m · Season 1 · Episode 33

About this episode

The episode features an analysis of the film TENSION with guest Catherine Leuverink, exploring themes of film noir.

Pods Against Tomorrow reinvestigates the noir genre one film at a time. Join our hosts, Hugh Manon and Abe Doubleday-Bush, along with a rotating guest — our "Ace in the Hole" — as they delve into an analysis of classic, neo-, and pastiche film noirs. Each episode explores the timeless themes that shaped the film noir genre and changed American pop culture forever. This week's Ace in the Hole is Catherine Leuverink. Catherine got hooked on noir 22 years ago with the 1945 film DETOUR; she has a medicinal relationship with film, collects mid-century modern, and appreciates a cityscape noir. Catherine joins us to talk TENSION, John Berry's cuckold cinema classic, featuring Audrey Totter as an all-time femme fatale. Check out Catherine's excellent instagram feed, @ ⁠anoiraday⁠ ! Theme music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠so.lxis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Follow Pods Against Tomorrow on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Soundcloud⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ email: PodsAgainstTmrw@Gmail.com

People in this episode

Hosts: Hugh Manon, Abe Doubleday-Bush

Guest: Catherine Leuverink

Topics covered

  • film noir
  • classic cinema
  • femme fatale
  • cuckold cinema
  • pop culture

Keywords

  • film noir
  • TENSION
  • Catherine Leuverink
  • Audrey Totter
  • cuckold cinema
  • classic films
  • pop culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Abehugh Productions

Books & works: TENSION, DETOUR

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