The Forgotten Step
1938, English. Directed by Leslie Fenton.
An American art collector, living in France in the 1870s, who loses his fortune in a stock market crash devises a scheme to get back his wealth through insurance fraud with the added consequence of potentially killing hundreds of people. His scheme is to place his art collection aboard a ship, insure the collection far beyond its value, and place a barrel of dynamite with a clock-piece timed to go off when the ship is at sea.
- Runtime
- 0h 10m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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- Released
- 20 May 1938
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- John Nesbitt
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The Forgotten Step is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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The Forgotten Step isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 May 1938. (Checked 3 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Forgotten Step, try Scarlet Street, Plunder Road, The Wrong Man.
Who directed The Forgotten Step?
The Forgotten Step (1938) was directed by Leslie Fenton and stars John Nesbitt, Monty Woolley.