- Country: USA
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Release: 1949-08-14
- Director: Chester Erskine
- Writers: Irwin Shaw , Chester Erskine , David Shaw
- Language: English
- Stars: William Powell (I) (1892–1984) , Shelley Winters , Marsha Hunt , Dorothy Hart , James Gleason (I) (1882–1959) , Felix Bressart , Art Baker , Sheldon Leonard , Howard Freeman , Houseley Stevenson
- Runtime: 94 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Take One False Step (United States of America) , Um Passo em Falso (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Un mal paso (Mexico) , En blondin försvinner (Sweden) , Un mal paso (Argentina) , Take One False Step , Et feiltrinn (Norway) , Un paso en falso (Spain) , Take One False Step (Germany) , Man går i fare (Denmark) , Vain yksi harha-askel (Finland) , Passo falso (Italy) , Take One False Step (Canada) , Fă un pas fals (Romania) , Take One False Step (United Kingdom) , Take One False Step (Poland) , Um Passo em Falso (Brazil)
- Plot: 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 of danger.
- IMDB:tt0041945
Take One False Step Cast · · · ALL
Chester Erskine
Director
William Powell
(I)
(1892–1984)
Andrew Gentling
Shelley Winters
Catherine Sykes
Marsha Hunt
Martha Wier
Dorothy Hart
Helen Gentling
James Gleason
(I)
(1882–1959)
Captain Gledhill
Felix Bressart
Professor Morris Avrum
Art Baker
Henry Pritchard
Sheldon Leonard
Detective Pacciano
Howard Freeman
Dr. Markheim
Houseley Stevenson
Montgomery Thatcher
Paul Harvey
Mr. Arnspiger
Francis Pierlot
Dr. Herbert Watson
Jess Barker
Arnold Sykes
Mikel Conrad
Freddie Blair
Vangie Beilby
Old Lady at Lecture (uncredited)
Marjorie Bennett
(1896–1982)
Waitress (uncredited)
Leonard Bremen
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Paul Brinegar
Reporter (uncredited)
Frank Cady
Reporter (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb
Policeman (uncredited)
Johnny Duncan
Bellhop (uncredited)
Adolph Faylauer
Bald Man at Lecture (uncredited)
Charles Flynn
Policeman (uncredited)
Sandra Gould
Newspaper Girl (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
(I)
(1903–1978)
Policeman (uncredited)