Take One False Step (1949)

  • NR
  • 06/22/1949 (US)
  • Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
  • 1h 34m

Is there a 'Cathy' in your past ?

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.

David Shaw

Novel

Chester Erskine

Screenplay, Director

Irwin Shaw

Novel, Screenplay

Cast

William Powell's headshot

William Powell

Andrew Gentling
Shelley Winters's headshot

Shelley Winters

Catherine Sykes
Marsha Hunt's headshot

Marsha Hunt

Martha Wier
Dorothy Hart's headshot

Dorothy Hart

Helen Gentling
James Gleason's headshot

James Gleason

Captain Gledhill
Felix Bressart's headshot

Felix Bressart

Professor Morris Avrum
Art Baker's headshot

Art Baker

Henry Pritchard
Sheldon Leonard's headshot

Sheldon Leonard

Detective Pacciano

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