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Take One False Step
1 hour 34 minutes1949-08-14
5.4
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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
![William Powell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//8DTWs389THkVCTiDFu0x8ekNmUC.jpg)
William Powell
Andrew Gentling
![Shelley Winters](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//nCWHQ21r83JmcEVEvOAIzUyiuBh.jpg)
Shelley Winters
Catherine Sykes
![Marsha Hunt](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//3AKYak1iEUMcRSpw2wUsJTsFuqD.jpg)
Marsha Hunt
Martha Wier
![Dorothy Hart](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//kKGrDobrNOYTyRfpSxjOpeVDStJ.jpg)
Dorothy Hart
Helen Gentling
![James Gleason](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//nIWAiRVuVbEfD8iSWymhOSJlWUm.jpg)
James Gleason
Captain Gledhill
![Felix Bressart](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//h8Ac7m2toKeDCt2VjNV7s9ytgo7.jpg)
Felix Bressart
Professor Morris Avrum
![Art Baker](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//nrOg1FQZiruKFmfz2NHV8SLuRJf.jpg)
Art Baker
Henry Pritchard
![Sheldon Leonard](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//eNJbTTD9NOQNdXS5TBAkm5Iq9v0.jpg)
Sheldon Leonard
Detective Pacciano
![Howard Freeman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//8qkSTSMlThEzdy3qBiCX9AbWOHL.jpg)
Howard Freeman
Dr. Markheim
![Houseley Stevenson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//A9UDtEGYKmARS0GBOAiIgwTL7wO.jpg)
Houseley Stevenson
Montgomery Thatcher
![Paul Harvey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//krviQRcmljOEjFtKAfzXQNgmgES.jpg)
Paul Harvey
Mr. Arnspiger
![Francis Pierlot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//xdnMnXCorKaWdVyXl8Xe2nF2vnG.jpg)
Francis Pierlot
Dr. Herbert Watson
![Jess Barker](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//cDkbObt37tz07XjwTLH2wB2X1vV.jpg)
Jess Barker
Arnold Sykes
![Mikel Conrad](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//q7Q1ViMYncOrX3uQ8WF34JluhJU.jpg)
Mikel Conrad
Freddie Blair
![Vangie Beilby](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Vangie Beilby
Old Lady at Lecture (uncredited)
![Marjorie Bennett](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//lbaoqSJsKzOrNfg38Hqwq4bORQs.jpg)
Marjorie Bennett
Waitress (uncredited)
![Leonard Bremen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//u8I4QCo6EdBGvpt3IH9dq59e8wG.jpg)
Leonard Bremen
Truck Driver (uncredited)
![Paul Brinegar](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//6GarNdMHXLKSnt9BAVYa5jtoYi0.jpg)
Paul Brinegar
Reporter (uncredited)
![Frank Cady](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//sq8kRVaXOszxsFegXAQliU65eCv.jpg)
Frank Cady
Reporter (uncredited)
![Edmund Cobb](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//icnYHc5GwjZzl9wF2nLP8rPvL8a.jpg)
Edmund Cobb
Policeman (uncredited)
![Helen Crozier](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Helen Crozier
Maid (uncredited)
![Johnny Duncan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//qiIHMG2rIzSshPFvVgLwXaRQ1nw.jpg)
Johnny Duncan
Bellhop (uncredited)
![Adolph Faylauer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//UsFTfNPUh2raMPRxUk9t3E7drc.jpg)
Adolph Faylauer
Bald Man at Lecture (uncredited)
![Sandra Gould](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//l9gfVr8Oqu5VHSFVf9Fdfse5fuX.jpg)
Sandra Gould
Newspaper Girl (uncredited)
![Ethyl May Halls](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ethyl May Halls
Woman at Window (uncredited)
![Chuck Hamilton](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//yEaR9SLMkQmEoW16Bf99hwLeQqT.jpg)
Chuck Hamilton
Policeman (uncredited)
![Herbert Heywood](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//bFrpuJ7mINuyPZWcL1GikqSpw6t.jpg)
Herbert Heywood
Attendant (uncredited)
![Tommy Ivo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//p6TjaHEf7xPpambjR2qauzEEwY2.jpg)
Tommy Ivo
Horace - Boy at Roadblock (uncredited)
![Lyle Latell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//be0nr3RaheYrHmE13LFemiPpDz0.jpg)
Lyle Latell
Reporter (uncredited)
![George Lynn](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//oitnXD4qTRvrTJZ1Lo8vMlH2aT5.jpg)
George Lynn
Policeman (uncredited)
![Enid Markey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ihoIvZF4nk59zhleufqy0clpSGa.jpg)
Enid Markey
Clara (uncredited)
![Maurice Marsac](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//b1cBFQyeI0Fw0zNnGBTG3ViGi4P.jpg)
Maurice Marsac
Louis (uncredited)
![Charles McAvoy](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Charles McAvoy
Policeman (uncredited)
![Ralph Peters](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//wyGyt7YKwFRqAgInjdvG2sKBlue.jpg)
Ralph Peters
Portly Man (uncredited)
![Jack Rice](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//y2hZb8ifBbqESM17OjVnzA9wCLu.jpg)
Jack Rice
Good Humor Man (uncredited)
![Brick Sullivan](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Brick Sullivan
Policeman (uncredited)
![Charles Sullivan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jD3ajxyJEtjDoQFGXs3Pq9nV37K.jpg)
Charles Sullivan
Truck Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
![Jim Toney](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//gODEfRgczQPzUxGQ8fJzpGYw0MS.jpg)
Jim Toney
Bartender (uncredited)
![Harland Tucker](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//8bNkxtvxRmifXen8xz88vivtC3z.jpg)
Harland Tucker
Clerk (uncredited)
![Minerva Urecal](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pbp9QlJstGblNHnuZWYGEODknct.jpg)
Minerva Urecal
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
![Dorothy Vaughan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//iBPFsj7JUe8kbpAhdSq5PURC03F.jpg)
Dorothy Vaughan
Leona (uncredited)
![Charles Flynn](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)