Take One False Step (1949)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.9152 |
Directed By
Chester Erskine
Crew
Chester Erskine
Chester Erskine
Chester Erskine
David Shaw
Walter Scharf
Franz Planer
Russell F. Schoengarth
Irwin Shaw
Irwin Shaw
Emmy Eckhardt
Emile LaVigne
Russell A. Gausman
David S. Horsley
Connie Earl
Sherman Clark
Warren Monroe
Dave Ragin
Roland Smith
David S. Horsley
John Sherwood
Lew Leary
Norman Stuart
Jack Hively
Bernard Herzbrun
Emrich Nicholson
Ruby R. Levitt
Orry-Kelly
Joan St. Oegger
Bud Westmore
Leslie I. Carey
Richard DeWeese
Ethmer Roten
TOP CAST
William Powell
Andrew Gentling
Shelley Winters
Catherine Sykes
Marsha Hunt
Martha Wier
Dorothy Hart
Helen Gentling
James Gleason
Captain Gledhill
Felix Bressart
Professor Morris Avrum
Art Baker
Henry Pritchard
Sheldon Leonard
Detective Pacciano
Howard Freeman
Dr. Markheim
Houseley Stevenson
Montgomery Thatcher
Paul Harvey
Mr. Arnspiger
Francis Pierlot
Dr. Herbert Watson
Jess Barker
Arnold Sykes
Mikel Conrad
Freddie Blair
Vangie Beilby
Old Lady at Lecture (uncredited)
Marjorie Bennett
Waitress (uncredited)
Leonard Bremen
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Paul Brinegar
Reporter (uncredited)
Frank Cady
Reporter (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb
Policeman (uncredited)
Helen Crozier
Maid (uncredited)
Johnny Duncan
Bellhop (uncredited)
Adolph Faylauer
Bald Man at Lecture (uncredited)
Sandra Gould
Newspaper Girl (uncredited)
Ethyl May Halls
Woman at Window (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Policeman (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood
Attendant (uncredited)
Tommy Ivo
Horace - Boy at Roadblock (uncredited)
Lyle Latell
Reporter (uncredited)
George Lynn
Policeman (uncredited)
Enid Markey
Clara (uncredited)
Maurice Marsac
Louis (uncredited)
Charles McAvoy
Policeman (uncredited)
Ralph Peters
Portly Man (uncredited)
Jack Rice
Good Humor Man (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Policeman (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Truck Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
Jim Toney
Bartender (uncredited)
Harland Tucker
Clerk (uncredited)
Minerva Urecal
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Dorothy Vaughan
Leona (uncredited)
Charles Flynn
Policeman (uncredited)
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