"Is there a 'Cathy' in your past ?" 14 August 1949 Drama, Thriller, Crime 94 mins
Catherine Sykes disappears after a midnight drive with Professor Andrew Gentling . When she's presumed murdered, his friend Martha convinces him that he's a prime suspect and should investigate before he's arrested.
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William Powell as Andrew Gentling
Shelley Winters as Catherine Sykes
Marsha Hunt as Martha Wier
Dorothy Hart as Helen Gentling
James Gleason as Captain Gledhill
Felix Bressart as Professor Morris Avrum
Art Baker as Henry Pritchard
Sheldon Leonard as Detective Pacciano
Howard Freeman as Dr. Markheim
Houseley Stevenson as Montgomery Thatcher
Paul Harvey as Mr. Arnspiger
Francis Pierlot as Dr. Herbert Watson
Jess Barker as Arnold Sykes
Mikel Conrad as Freddie Blair
Vangie Beilby as Old Lady at Lecture (uncredited)
Marjorie Bennett as Waitress (uncredited)
Chester Erskine Director
David Shaw Novel
Chester Erskine Producer
Russell F. Schoengarth Editor
Chester Erskine Screenplay
Walter Scharf Original Music Composer
Franz Planer Director of Photography
Irwin Shaw Screenplay
Irwin Shaw Novel
Emmy Eckhardt Hairstylist
Emile LaVigne Makeup Artist
Russell A. Gausman Set Decoration
David S. Horsley Visual Effects
Connie Earl Script Supervisor
Warren Monroe Gaffer
Dave Ragin Camera Operator
Un mal paso Trailer
United States 14 August 1949
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Dir. Chester Erskine noir w Wm Powell and Shelly Winters. No commercialization. Educational use only.
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