Take One False Step

Is there a 'Cathy' in your past ?

Duration: 94 min
Release date: 1949-08-14
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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.

Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

Take One False Step

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William Powell
William Powell
as Andrew Gentling
Shelley Winters
Shelley Winters
as Catherine Sykes
Marsha Hunt
Marsha Hunt
as Martha Wier
Dorothy Hart
Dorothy Hart
as Helen Gentling
James Gleason
James Gleason
as Captain Gledhill
Felix Bressart
Felix Bressart
as Professor Morris Avrum
Art Baker
Art Baker
as Henry Pritchard
Sheldon Leonard
Sheldon Leonard
as Detective Pacciano
Howard Freeman
Howard Freeman
as Dr. Markheim
Houseley Stevenson
Houseley Stevenson
as Montgomery Thatcher
Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey
as Mr. Arnspiger
Francis Pierlot
Francis Pierlot
as Dr. Herbert Watson
Jess Barker
Jess Barker
as Arnold Sykes
Mikel Conrad
Mikel Conrad
as Freddie Blair
Vangie Beilby
Vangie Beilby
as Old Lady at Lecture (uncredited)
Marjorie Bennett
Marjorie Bennett
as Waitress (uncredited)
Leonard Bremen
Leonard Bremen
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Paul Brinegar
Paul Brinegar
as Reporter (uncredited)
Frank Cady
Frank Cady
as Reporter (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb
Edmund Cobb
as Policeman (uncredited)
Helen Crozier
Helen Crozier
as Maid (uncredited)
Johnny Duncan
Johnny Duncan
as Bellhop (uncredited)
Adolph Faylauer
Adolph Faylauer
as Bald Man at Lecture (uncredited)
Sandra Gould
Sandra Gould
as Newspaper Girl (uncredited)
Ethyl May Halls
Ethyl May Halls
as Woman at Window (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Chuck Hamilton
as Policeman (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood
Herbert Heywood
as Attendant (uncredited)
Tommy Ivo
Tommy Ivo
as Horace - Boy at Roadblock (uncredited)
Lyle Latell
Lyle Latell
as Reporter (uncredited)
George Lynn
George Lynn
as Policeman (uncredited)
Enid Markey
Enid Markey
as Clara (uncredited)
Maurice Marsac
Maurice Marsac
as Louis (uncredited)
Charles McAvoy
Charles McAvoy
as Policeman (uncredited)
Ralph Peters
Ralph Peters
as Portly Man (uncredited)
Jack Rice
Jack Rice
as Good Humor Man (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Brick Sullivan
as Policeman (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Charles Sullivan
as Truck Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
Jim Toney
Jim Toney
as Bartender (uncredited)
Harland Tucker
Harland Tucker
as Clerk (uncredited)
Minerva Urecal
Minerva Urecal
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Dorothy Vaughan
Dorothy Vaughan
as Leona (uncredited)
Charles Flynn
Charles Flynn
as Policeman (uncredited)
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