Walk Softly, Stranger
“A strange lie! A strange love!”
1950•NR•1h 22m•5.1•Released
DramaCrimeRomance
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.
Director
Robert Stevenson
Writer
Frank Fenton
Languages
English
Studio
Dore Schary Productions
Cast
Joseph Cotten
Chris Hale/Steve
Alida Valli
Elaine Corelli
Spring Byington
Mrs. Brentman
Paul Stewart
Whitey Lake
Jack Paar
Ray Healy
Jeff Donnell
Gwen
John McIntire
Morgan
Howard Petrie
Bowen
Frank Puglia
A.J. Corelli
Esther Dale
Miss Thompson
Marlo Dwyer
Mabel
Robert Ellis
Skating Boy
Dick Ryan
Poker Player (uncredited)
Syd Saylor
Poker Player (uncredited)
Barbara Woodell
Secretary (uncredited)
Production
Company
Dore Schary Productions
Company
RKO Radio Pictures
Company
Vanguard Films
Producer
Robert Sparks
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