Step Down to Terror (1958)
Overview
Pursued by detectives, Johnny Walters leaves the city to visit his family in a small California town. Among the household: his dead brother's luscious widow Helen, who soon is attracted to him. Ominous events and conflicting evidence leave Helen suspicious, but uncertain about her brother-in-law as tension builds...
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.3371 |
Directed By
Harry Keller
Crew
Harry Keller
Gordon McDonell
Joseph Gershenson
Russell Metty
Frank Gross
Mel Dinelli
Czenzi Ormonde
Sy Gomberg
Alexander Golitzen
Russell A. Gausman
Julia Heron
Leslie I. Carey
Robert Pritchard
Bill Thomas
Bud Westmore
Marshall Green
Clifford Stine
Nick Marcellino
Monty Westmore
James Welch
Bud Laraby
Solly Martino
Fred Carson
Clifford Stine
Charles Cowie
Ledge Haddow
Max Nippell
Virgil Proctor
Eddie Pyle
Martha Bunch
Bucky Rous
Richard Bracken
William Lava
Henry Mancini
Heinz Roemheld
Hans J. Salter
Frank Skinner
Herman Stein
Betty A. Griffin
Michael S. Baumohl
Harold Goodwin
TOP CAST
Colleen Miller
Helen Walters
Charles Drake
Johnny Walters
Rod Taylor
Mike Randall
Josephine Hutchinson
Mrs. Walters
Jocelyn Brando
Lily
Alan Dexter
Roy
Ricky Kelman
Doug Walters
Ann Doran
Mrs. Duprez
Nelson Leigh
Reverend Johnson (unconfirmed)
Eleanor Audley
Miss Brighton (uncredited)
Helen Bennett
Mrs. Dunwiddy (uncredited)
Jim Brandt
Tom Hobbs (uncredited)
Gwen Caldwell
Rose Cobb (uncredited)
John Close
Detective (uncredited)
Barbara Drew
Hazel Cobb (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin
Man with Dog (uncredited)
Herbert Lytton
Doctor (uncredited)
Elmore Vincent
Mr. Dunwiddy (uncredited)
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