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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. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.
A professor (William Powell) is suspected of killing his old flame (Shelley Winters) in Los Angeles. IMDb provides cast, crew, reviews, trivia, and more information about this film noir.
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.
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.
Take One False Step (1949) is an extra marital murder comedy mystery film noir with Shelley Winters, Dorothy Hart, Marsha Hunt and William Powell.
A professor gets involved in a murder mystery when his old flame disappears in Los Angeles. Find out the details of this classic film noir, the cast, the trivia and the reviews on IMDb.
Jun 12, 2024 · 1. 72 views 1 day ago. 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. ...more.
