Take One False Step

Aug 14, 1949

1h 34m

★ 5.5

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.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

Production Companies

Universal International Pictures

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Cast

Andrew Gentling

William Powell

Catherine Sykes

Shelley Winters

Martha Wier

Marsha Hunt

Helen Gentling

Dorothy Hart

Captain Gledhill

James Gleason

Professor Morris Avrum

Felix Bressart

Henry Pritchard

Art Baker

Detective Pacciano

Sheldon Leonard

Dr. Markheim

Howard Freeman

Montgomery Thatcher

Houseley Stevenson

Mr. Arnspiger

Paul Harvey

Dr. Herbert Watson

Francis Pierlot

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