Step Down to Terror

Step Down to Terror

STEP BY STEP... he made a career out of love.... and murder!

NR 1958 · 76 min · ★ 5.8 · Crime, Drama, Thriller

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

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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)
Helen Bennett Mrs. Dunwiddy (uncredited)
Jim Brandt Tom Hobbs (uncredited)

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