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  • Take One False Step (1949)
  • Approved
    94 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Take One False Step (1949)
Approved
94 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

During a conference-trip to L.A., an academic runs into an old-flame and into trouble with the police when she disappears, presumed murdered.
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Director
Writers
Irwin Shaw (screenplay by) (novel "Night Call") | Chester Erskine (screenplay by) | David Shaw (novel "Night Call")
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
Franz Planer (as Frank Planer)
Editor
Russell F. Schoengarth (as Russell Schoengarth)
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Status
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Updated Jun 3, 1949

Release date
Aug 14, 1949 (United States)

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Cast

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42 cast members
Name Known for
William Powell
Andrew Gentling Andrew Gentling   See fewer
Shelley Winters
Catherine Sykes Catherine Sykes   See fewer
Marsha Hunt
Martha Wier Martha Wier   See fewer
Dorothy Hart
Helen Gentling Helen Gentling   See fewer
James Gleason
Gledhill Gledhill   See fewer
Felix Bressart
Professor Morris Avrum Professor Morris Avrum   See fewer
Art Baker
Henry Pritchard Henry Pritchard   See fewer
Sheldon Leonard
Pacciano Pacciano   See fewer
Howard Freeman
Dr. Markheim Dr. Markheim   See fewer
Houseley Stevenson
Thatcher Thatcher   See fewer
Paul Harvey
Mr. Arnspiger Mr. Arnspiger   See fewer
Francis Pierlot
Doctor Watson Doctor Watson   See fewer
Jess Barker
Arnold Sykes Arnold Sykes   See fewer
Mikel Conrad
Freddie Freddie   See fewer
Vangie Beilby
Old Lady at Lecture (uncredited) Old Lady at Lecture (uncredited)   See fewer
Marjorie Bennett
Waitress (uncredited) Waitress (uncredited)   See fewer
Leonard Bremen
Truck Driver (uncredited) Truck Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Brinegar
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Cady
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Edmund Cobb
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Helen Crozier
Maid (uncredited) Maid (uncredited)   See fewer
Johnny Duncan
Bellhop (uncredited) Bellhop (uncredited)   See fewer
Adolph Faylauer
Bald Man at Lecture (uncredited) Bald Man at Lecture (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Flynn
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Sandra Gould
Newspaper Girl (uncredited) Newspaper Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Ethyl May Halls
Woman at Window (uncredited) Woman at Window (uncredited)   See fewer
Chuck Hamilton
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Herbert Heywood
Attendant (uncredited) Attendant (uncredited)   See fewer
Tommy Ivo
Horace - Boy at Roadblock (uncredited) Horace - Boy at Roadblock (uncredited)   See fewer
Lyle Latell
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
George Lynn
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Enid Markey
Clara (uncredited) Clara (uncredited)   See fewer
Maurice Marsac
Louis (uncredited) Louis (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles McAvoy
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Ralph Peters
Portly Man (uncredited) Portly Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Rice
Good Humor Man (uncredited) Good Humor Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Brick Sullivan
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Sullivan
Truck Driver in Café (uncredited) Truck Driver in Café (uncredited)   See fewer
Jim Toney
Bartender (uncredited) Bartender (uncredited)   See fewer
Harland Tucker
Clerk (uncredited) Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Minerva Urecal
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)   See fewer
Dorothy Vaughan
Leona (uncredited) Leona (uncredited)   See fewer
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