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Step Down to Terror

Step Down to Terror

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Step Down to Terror

"STEP BY STEP... he made a career out of love.... and murder!"

1958

1h 16m

5.8(10 votes)

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Overview

Pursued by detectives, Johnny Walters leaves the city to visit his family in a small California town. Among the household: his dead brother's luscious widow Helen, who soon is attracted to him. Ominous events and conflicting evidence leave Helen suspicious, but uncertain about her brother-in-law as tension builds...

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Universal International Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Colleen Miller

Colleen Miller

Helen Walters

Charles Drake

Charles Drake

Johnny Walters

Rod Taylor

Rod Taylor

Mike Randall

Josephine Hutchinson

Josephine Hutchinson

Mrs. Walters

Jocelyn Brando

Jocelyn Brando

Lily

Alan Dexter

Alan Dexter

Roy

Ricky Kelman

Ricky Kelman

Doug Walters

Ann Doran

Ann Doran

Mrs. Duprez

Nelson Leigh

Nelson Leigh

Reverend Johnson (unconfirmed)

Eleanor Audley

Eleanor Audley

Miss Brighton (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: Harry Keller
Written by: Gordon McDonell
Sy Gomberg
Produced by: Joseph Gershenson

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