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Feature film — 1950

Walk Softly, Stranger (1950)

5.11h 22mDrama — Crime — Romance

Fugitive Chris Hale starts over in a small Midwestern town in Ohio, where he befriends Elaine Corelli, a kind-hearted heiress left disabled after a skiing accident. As love blossoms, Hale vows to change his ways, but escaping his past may mean one last job.

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A high-signal pick with 29 votes.

Dore Schary Productions / RKO Radio Pictures / Vanguard Films

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Director: Robert Stevenson

On screen

Cast & crew

Joseph Cotten as Chris Hale/Steve

Joseph Cotten

Chris Hale/Steve

Alida Valli as Elaine Corelli

Alida Valli

Elaine Corelli

Spring Byington as Mrs. Brentman

Spring Byington

Mrs. Brentman

Paul Stewart as Whitey Lake

Paul Stewart

Whitey Lake

Jack Paar as Ray Healy

Jack Paar

Ray Healy

Jeff Donnell as Gwen

Jeff Donnell

Gwen

John McIntire as Morgan

John McIntire

Morgan

Howard Petrie as Bowen

Howard Petrie

Bowen

Frank Puglia as A.J. Corelli

Frank Puglia

A.J. Corelli

Esther Dale as Miss Thompson

Esther Dale

Miss Thompson

Marlo Dwyer as Mabel

Marlo Dwyer

Mabel

Robert Ellis as Skating Boy

Robert Ellis

Skating Boy

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