Drama ·Crime ·Romance · United States of America · 1950 · 1h 22m

Walk Softly, Stranger

Walk Softly, Stranger poster
Director
Robert Stevenson
Cast
Joseph Cotten as Chris Hale/Steve Alida Valli as Elaine Corelli Spring Byington as Mrs. Brentman Paul Stewart as Whitey Lake Jack Paar as Ray Healy Jeff Donnell as Gwen
Crew
Harry J. Wild — Director of Photography Frederic Knudtson — Editor Friedrich Hollaender — Original Music Composer Frank Fenton — Writer Manuel Seff — Story Paul Yawitz — Story
Tagline

A strange lie! A strange love!

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
small towngamblingohiobeautiful womancaperfilm noirfugitivefalling in loveheiressgamblerwoman in wheelchairsmall time crook
Key Collaborators
Robert Stevenson Director Harry J. Wild Director of Photography Frederic Knudtson Editor Friedrich Hollaender Original Music Composer Frank Fenton Writer Manuel Seff Story Paul Yawitz Story Robert Sparks Producer
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