Take One False Step
Take One False Step
5.2
|August 14, 1949|1h 34m|Movie
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

Storyline

Catherine Sykes disappears after a midnight drive with Professor Andrew Gentling . When she's presumed murdered, his friend Martha convinces him that he's a prime suspect and should investigate before he's arrested.

Top Cast

William Powell

William Powell

Andrew Gentling

Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters

Catherine Sykes

Marsha Hunt

Marsha Hunt

Martha Wier

Dorothy Hart

Dorothy Hart

Helen Gentling

James Gleason

James Gleason

Captain Gledhill

Felix Bressart

Felix Bressart

Professor Morris Avrum

Art Baker

Art Baker

Henry Pritchard

Sheldon Leonard

Sheldon Leonard

Detective Pacciano

Howard Freeman

Howard Freeman

Dr. Markheim

Houseley Stevenson

Houseley Stevenson

Montgomery Thatcher

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey

Mr. Arnspiger

Francis Pierlot

Francis Pierlot

Dr. Herbert Watson

Jess Barker

Jess Barker

Arnold Sykes

Mikel Conrad

Mikel Conrad

Freddie Blair

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Vangie Beilby

Old Lady at Lecture (uncredited)

Marjorie Bennett

Marjorie Bennett

Waitress (uncredited)

Leonard Bremen

Leonard Bremen

Truck Driver (uncredited)

Paul Brinegar

Paul Brinegar

Reporter (uncredited)

Frank Cady

Frank Cady

Reporter (uncredited)

Edmund Cobb

Edmund Cobb

Policeman (uncredited)

Director

Chester Erskine

Writers

Chester Erskine, Irwin Shaw

Status

Released

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