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Step Down to Terror
“STEP BY STEP... he made a career out of love.... and murder!”
19585.61h 16mNR
Overview
Pursued by detectives, Johnny Walters leaves the city to visit his family in a small California town. Among the household: his dead brother's luscious widow Helen, who soon is attracted to him. Ominous events and conflicting evidence leave Helen suspicious, but uncertain about her brother-in-law as tension builds...
Directed by Harry Keller
Written by Gordon McDonell, Mel Dinelli, Czenzi Ormonde
Produced by Joseph Gershenson
0Top Cast
Colleen Miller
Helen Walters
Charles Drake
Johnny Walters
Rod Taylor
Mike Randall
Josephine Hutchinson
Mrs. Walters
Jocelyn Brando
Lily
Alan Dexter
Roy
Ricky Kelman
Doug Walters
Ann Doran
Mrs. Duprez
Nelson Leigh
Reverend Johnson (unconfirmed)
Eleanor Audley
Miss Brighton (uncredited)
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Themes & Keywords
on the run
About Step Down to Terror
Step Down to Terror is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 1958 exploring themes of on the run. Directed by Harry Keller, it stars Colleen Miller, Charles Drake, Rod Taylor. Pursued by detectives, Johnny Walters leaves the city to visit his family in a small California town. Among the household: his dead brother's luscious widow Helen, who soon is attracted to him. Ominous events and conflicting evidence leave Helen suspicious, but uncertain about her brother-in-law as tension builds...
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