Take One False Step (1949)

August 14, 1949 (US) • Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller • 94m

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.

Director

Chester Erskine

Writers

David Shaw, Chester Erskine, Irwin Shaw, Irwin Shaw

Top Billed

William Powell

Keywords

professor prime suspect

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Top Billed 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)

Crew

Chester Erskine

Director

David Shaw

Novel

Chester Erskine

Producer

Russell F. Schoengarth

Editor

Chester Erskine

Screenplay

Walter Scharf

Original Music Composer

Franz Planer

Director of Photography

Irwin Shaw

Screenplay

Irwin Shaw

Novel

Emmy Eckhardt

Hairstylist

Emile LaVigne

Makeup Artist

Russell A. Gausman

Set Decoration

David S. Horsley

Visual Effects

Connie Earl

Script Supervisor

Warren Monroe

Gaffer

Dave Ragin

Camera Operator

David S. Horsley

Special Effects

John Sherwood

Assistant Director

Sherman Clark

Still Photographer

Roland Smith

Grip

Lew Leary

Production Manager

Norman Stuart

Dialogue Coach

Joan St. Oegger

Hairstylist

Orry-Kelly

Costume Design

Jack Hively

Associate Producer

Ruby R. Levitt

Set Decoration

Leslie I. Carey

Sound

Bud Westmore

Makeup Artist

Emrich Nicholson

Art Direction

Richard DeWeese

Sound

Bernard Herzbrun

Art Direction

Ethmer Roten

Musician

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Take One False Step (1949)

David Shaw, Chester Erskine, Irwin Shaw, Irwin Shaw

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Status

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Budget

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