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54% Critic Match
Take One False Step
“Is there a 'Cathy' in your past ?”
5.4 / 10• 1949• 1h 34m•NR• English
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller
Storyline
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 & Crew
William Powell
Andrew Gentling
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Chester Erskine's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Take One False Step is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
