William Powell
Professor Andrew Gentling
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Country. United States. Language. English. Budget. $855,000 [1] Take One False Step is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by Chester Erskine and starring William Powell, Shelley Winters and Marsha Hunt. [2] It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures .
Take One False Step: Directed by Chester Erskine. With William Powell, Shelley Winters, Marsha Hunt, Dorothy Hart. 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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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Chester Erskine
- 1949-08-14
Brief Synopsis. Prof. Andrew Gentling, in Los Angeles to help found a new college, is inveigled by old flame Catherine Sykes into a midnight drive. Next day Catherine is missing, believed killed; friend Martha convinces Andrew that he's a prime suspect and should investigate before he's arrested. But this only puts Andrew in a more deadly kind ...
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. Prof. Andrew Gentling, in Los Angeles to help found a new college, is inveigled by old flame Catherine Sykes into a midnight drive. Next day Catherine is missing, believed killed; friend Martha convinces ...
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A n honest everyman in town for a conference meets a woman who traps him in a criminal conflict. It’s a quintessential noir story deftly brought to life in Chester Erskine’s intricately plotted Take One False Step, starring an appropriately vulnerable William Powell (in his final film role) and a wonderfully annoying Shelley Winters.
Take One False Step 1949 1h 34m Mystery & Thriller List Reviews 20% Audience Score 100+ Ratings A professor (William Powell) turns sleuth after his date with an old flame (Shelley Winters) makes ...
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