Take One False Step

Take One False Step (1949)

Is there a 'Cathy' in your past ?

  • Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
  • Release Date: 1949-08-14
  • User Rating: 5.4/10 from 14 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 34min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Universal International Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Chester Erskine
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Summary

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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  • William Powell

    as Andrew Gentling
  • Shelley Winters

    as Catherine Sykes
  • Marsha Hunt

    as Martha Wier
  • Dorothy Hart

    as Helen Gentling
  • James Gleason

    as Captain Gledhill
  • Felix Bressart

    as Professor Morris Avrum
  • Art Baker

    as Henry Pritchard
  • Sheldon Leonard

    as Detective Pacciano
  • Howard Freeman

    as Dr. Markheim
  • Houseley Stevenson

    as Montgomery Thatcher
  • Paul Harvey

    as Mr. Arnspiger
  • Francis Pierlot

    as Dr. Herbert Watson
  • Jess Barker

    as Arnold Sykes
  • Mikel Conrad

    as Freddie Blair
  • Vangie Beilby

    as Old Lady at Lecture (uncredited)
  • Marjorie Bennett

    as Waitress (uncredited)
  • Leonard Bremen

    as Truck Driver (uncredited)
  • Paul Brinegar

    as Reporter (uncredited)
  • Frank Cady

    as Reporter (uncredited)
  • Edmund Cobb

    as Policeman (uncredited)
  • Helen Crozier

    as Maid (uncredited)
  • Johnny Duncan

    as Bellhop (uncredited)
  • Adolph Faylauer

    as Bald Man at Lecture (uncredited)
  • Sandra Gould

    as Newspaper Girl (uncredited)
  • Ethyl May Halls

    as Woman at Window (uncredited)
  • Chuck Hamilton

    as Policeman (uncredited)
  • Herbert Heywood

    as Attendant (uncredited)
  • Tommy Ivo

    as Horace - Boy at Roadblock (uncredited)
  • Lyle Latell

    as Reporter (uncredited)
  • George Lynn

    as Policeman (uncredited)
  • Enid Markey

    as Clara (uncredited)
  • Maurice Marsac

    as Louis (uncredited)
  • Charles McAvoy

    as Policeman (uncredited)
  • Ralph Peters

    as Portly Man (uncredited)
  • Jack Rice

    as Good Humor Man (uncredited)
  • Brick Sullivan

    as Policeman (uncredited)
  • Charles Sullivan

    as Truck Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
  • Jim Toney

    as Bartender (uncredited)
  • Harland Tucker

    as Clerk (uncredited)
  • Minerva Urecal

    as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
  • Dorothy Vaughan

    as Leona (uncredited)
  • Charles Flynn

    as Policeman (uncredited)
Directing Chester Erskine Director
Writing David Shaw Novel
Production Chester Erskine Producer
Editing Russell F. Schoengarth Editor
Writing Chester Erskine Screenplay
Sound Walter Scharf Original Music Composer
Camera Franz Planer Director of Photography
Writing Irwin Shaw Screenplay
Writing Irwin Shaw Novel
Costume & Make-Up Emmy Eckhardt Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Emile LaVigne Makeup Artist
Art Russell A. Gausman Set Decoration
Visual Effects David S. Horsley Visual Effects
Directing Connie Earl Script Supervisor
Lighting Warren Monroe Gaffer
Camera Dave Ragin Camera Operator
Crew David S. Horsley Special Effects
Directing John Sherwood Assistant Director
Camera Sherman Clark Still Photographer
Camera Roland Smith Grip
Production Lew Leary Production Manager
Crew Norman Stuart Dialogue Coach
Costume & Make-Up Joan St. Oegger Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Orry-Kelly Costume Design
Production Jack Hively Associate Producer
Art Ruby R. Levitt Set Decoration
Sound Leslie I. Carey Sound
Costume & Make-Up Bud Westmore Makeup Artist
Art Emrich Nicholson Art Direction
Sound Richard DeWeese Sound
Art Bernard Herzbrun Art Direction
Sound Ethmer Roten Musician

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