- HD 1080
- Runtime: 62m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Phil Rosen
- Stars: Lawrence Tierney, Anne Jeffreys, Lowell Gilmore, Myrna Dell, Harry Harvey
- keywords: california, nazi, espionage, spy, u.s. marine, innocent suspect, wrongly accused
- Production_studio: RKO Radio Pictures
- Slogan: You can't use kid gloves on a killer... or a blonde!
- The Step by Step is featured in the top rankings of 1946
- #52 in Top Drama Movies of 1946
- #23 in Top Crime Movies of 1946
- #28 in Top Thriller Movies of 1946
- #15 in Top Mystery Movies of 1946
Marine veteran Johnny Christopher meets and is immediately drawn to beautiful Evelyn Smith one day on the beach. Evelyn's new job as secretary to a U.S. senator in California soon brings unexpected intrigue and trouble for her and Johnny. The machinations of a sinister group of Nazi spies lead to mysteries and mistaken identities, and the two soon find themselves framed for murder!