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MOVIE · 1949

Take One False Step

CrimeDramaMysteryThriller94 min

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.

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