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Take One False Step

Take One False Step

# Is there a 'Cathy' in your past ?
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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1949-08-14
⌚ Running Time: 94 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.4

Beloved Cast

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

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