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Take One False Step

Genres
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
Rating
5.2
StatusReleased
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Release Date1949-08-14
Runtime94 mins

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.

Cast & Crew

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William Powell

as Andrew Gentling

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Shelley Winters

as Catherine Sykes

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Marsha Hunt

as Martha Wier

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Dorothy Hart

as Helen Gentling

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James Gleason

as Captain Gledhill

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Felix Bressart

as Professor Morris Avrum

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Art Baker

as Henry Pritchard

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Sheldon Leonard

as Detective Pacciano

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Howard Freeman

as Dr. Markheim

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Houseley Stevenson

as Montgomery Thatcher

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Paul Harvey

as Mr. Arnspiger

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Francis Pierlot

as Dr. Herbert Watson

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Jess Barker

as Arnold Sykes

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Mikel Conrad

as Freddie Blair

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Vangie Beilby

as Old Lady at Lecture (uncredited)

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Marjorie Bennett

as Waitress (uncredited)

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Leonard Bremen

as Truck Driver (uncredited)

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Paul Brinegar

as Reporter (uncredited)

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Frank Cady

as Reporter (uncredited)

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Edmund Cobb

as Policeman (uncredited)

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Helen Crozier

as Maid (uncredited)

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Johnny Duncan

as Bellhop (uncredited)

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Adolph Faylauer

as Bald Man at Lecture (uncredited)

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Sandra Gould

as Newspaper Girl (uncredited)

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Ethyl May Halls

as Woman at Window (uncredited)

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Chuck Hamilton

as Policeman (uncredited)

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Herbert Heywood

as Attendant (uncredited)

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Tommy Ivo

as Horace - Boy at Roadblock (uncredited)

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Lyle Latell

as Reporter (uncredited)

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George Lynn

as Policeman (uncredited)

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Enid Markey

as Clara (uncredited)

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Maurice Marsac

as Louis (uncredited)

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Charles McAvoy

as Policeman (uncredited)

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Ralph Peters

as Portly Man (uncredited)

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Jack Rice

as Good Humor Man (uncredited)

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Brick Sullivan

as Policeman (uncredited)

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Charles Sullivan

as Truck Driver in Cafe (uncredited)

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Jim Toney

as Bartender (uncredited)

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Harland Tucker

as Clerk (uncredited)

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Minerva Urecal

as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

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Dorothy Vaughan

as Leona (uncredited)

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Charles Flynn

as Policeman (uncredited)

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