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Take One False Step
Take One False Step

Take One False Step

Is there a 'Cathy' in your past ?

Genres

CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

5.4/10

Release Date

14 August 1949

Country

United States of America

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

Vangie Beilby

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)

Helen Crozier

Helen Crozier

Maid (uncredited)

Johnny Duncan

Johnny Duncan

Bellhop (uncredited)

Adolph Faylauer

Adolph Faylauer

Bald Man at Lecture (uncredited)

Sandra Gould

Sandra Gould

Newspaper Girl (uncredited)

Ethyl May Halls

Ethyl May Halls

Woman at Window (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

Chuck Hamilton

Policeman (uncredited)

Herbert Heywood

Herbert Heywood

Attendant (uncredited)

Tommy Ivo

Tommy Ivo

Horace - Boy at Roadblock (uncredited)

Lyle Latell

Lyle Latell

Reporter (uncredited)

George Lynn

George Lynn

Policeman (uncredited)

Enid Markey

Enid Markey

Clara (uncredited)

Maurice Marsac

Maurice Marsac

Louis (uncredited)

Charles McAvoy

Charles McAvoy

Policeman (uncredited)

Ralph Peters

Ralph Peters

Portly Man (uncredited)

Jack Rice

Jack Rice

Good Humor Man (uncredited)

Brick Sullivan

Brick Sullivan

Policeman (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan

Charles Sullivan

Truck Driver in Cafe (uncredited)

Jim Toney

Jim Toney

Bartender (uncredited)

Harland Tucker

Harland Tucker

Clerk (uncredited)

Minerva Urecal

Minerva Urecal

Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

Dorothy Vaughan

Dorothy Vaughan

Leona (uncredited)

Charles Flynn

Charles Flynn

Policeman (uncredited)

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