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Take One False Step (1949) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Chester Erskine

Writing Credits  

Irwin Shaw ... (screenplay by) and
Chester Erskine ... (screenplay by)
 
Irwin Shaw ... (novel) &
David Shaw ... (novel)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

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

Produced by 

Chester Erskine ... producer
Jack Hively ... associate producer

Music by 

Walter Scharf

Cinematography by 

Franz Planer ... director of photography (as Frank Planer)

Editing by 

Russell F. Schoengarth ... (as Russell Schoengarth)

Art Direction by 

Bernard Herzbrun
Emrich Nicholson

Set Decoration by 

Ruby R. Levitt ... (as Ruby Levitt)

Costume Design by 

Orry-Kelly

Makeup Department 

Emmy Eckhardt ... hair stylist
Emile LaVigne ... makeup artist
Joan St. Oegger ... hair stylist
Bud Westmore ... makeup artist

Production Management 

Lew Leary ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

John Sherwood ... assistant director

Sound Department 

Leslie I. Carey ... sound
Richard DeWeese ... sound

Special Effects by 

David S. Horsley ... special photography

Camera and Electrical Department 

Sherman Clark ... still photographer (uncredited)
Warren Monroe ... gaffer (uncredited)
Dave Ragin ... camera operator (uncredited)
Roland Smith ... grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Joan Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department 

Ethmer Roten ... musician: flute (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Connie Earl ... script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Norman Stuart ... dialogue director (uncredited)

See also

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