Take One False Step

Take One False Step

Take One False Step

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Take One False Step

"Is there a 'Cathy' in your past ?"

1949

1h 34m

5.4(18 votes)

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

Overview

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.

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Universal International Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: Chester Erskine
Written by: Chester Erskine
Irwin Shaw
Produced by: Chester Erskine

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