Take One False Step

Take One False Step

Is there a 'Cathy' in your past ?

1949•1h 34m•5.4/10

CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.4/10(18)

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.

Open in PickFlick

Production

Universal International Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Available in Your Library

Cast

William Powell

William Powell

Andrew Gentling

Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters

Catherine Sykes

Marsha Hunt

Marsha Hunt

Martha Wier

Dorothy Hart

Dorothy Hart

Helen Gentling

James Gleason

James Gleason

Captain Gledhill

Felix Bressart

Felix Bressart

Professor Morris Avrum

Art Baker

Art Baker

Henry Pritchard

Sheldon Leonard

Sheldon Leonard

Detective Pacciano

Howard Freeman

Howard Freeman

Dr. Markheim

Houseley Stevenson

Houseley Stevenson

Montgomery Thatcher

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey

Mr. Arnspiger

Francis Pierlot

Francis Pierlot

Dr. Herbert Watson

Jess Barker

Jess Barker

Arnold Sykes

Mikel Conrad

Mikel Conrad

Freddie Blair

Vangie Beilby

Old Lady at Lecture (uncredited)

Marjorie Bennett

Marjorie Bennett

Waitress (uncredited)

Leonard Bremen

Leonard Bremen

Truck Driver (uncredited)

Paul Brinegar

Paul Brinegar

Reporter (uncredited)

Frank Cady

Frank Cady

Reporter (uncredited)

Edmund Cobb

Edmund Cobb

Policeman (uncredited)

Recommended

The Mirror Crack'd

The Mirror Crack'd

1980•

6.1

The Woman in the Window

The Woman in the Window

1944•

7.4

The Interview

The Interview

1998•

6.8

Witness to Murder

Witness to Murder

1954•

6.3

Each Dawn I Die

Each Dawn I Die

1939•

6.9

Born to Kill

Born to Kill

1947•

6.7

The Blue Gardenia

The Blue Gardenia

1953•

6.5

Murder in Three Acts

Murder in Three Acts

1986•

6.0

Time Without Pity

Time Without Pity

1957•

6.5

The Glass Key

The Glass Key

1942•

6.7

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

2016•

7.8

Lady in the Lake

Lady in the Lake

1946•

6.1

Similar Movies

The Secret Agent

The Secret Agent

2025•

7.2

Love's Confusion

Love's Confusion

1959•

4.7

When Night Is Falling

When Night Is Falling

1995•

6.3

Just Cause

Just Cause

1995•

6.3

The Inquisitor

The Inquisitor

1981•

7.5

21

2008•

6.7

The Savages

The Savages

2007•

6.9

The Man from Earth

The Man from Earth

2007•

7.6

Lolita

Lolita

1997•

7.1

The Pelican Brief

The Pelican Brief

1993•

6.6

I'll Follow You Down

I'll Follow You Down

2013•

6.0

Phantoms

Phantoms

1998•

5.6