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Walk Softly, Stranger

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Small-time crook Chris Hale (Joseph Cotten) makes his way to Ashton, Ohio, where he finagles his way into a room at a boarding house. Hoping to change his ways, he gets a job with the father of the beautiful but paralyzed Elaine Corelli (Valli), with whom he quickly falls in love. Despite his desire to leave it behind, he cannot escape his shady past, which arrives in the form of a paranoid former cohort. With old rivals after him, Hale must mend fences if he wants a normal life with Elaine.
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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 09/19/2008
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Alain E @AlainE Dec 10 The late great Benito Mussolini had declared Alida Valli as the most beautiful woman and he was totally on the money. Here she is a rich heiress, paralyzed after a skiing accident, who falls in love with a small time crook who is hiding in a small Ohio town. In the end there is a ridiculous car crash, the car flipping several times due to the tremendous speed that cars of the time were traveling at. The hero survives the hospitalization and then wearing a three piece suit and hat is led from the hospital to prison. In the final appearance of Ms Valli, who is there to tell him goodbye, they also use a ridiculous soft filter. Don’t miss the cute little dog, earlier! See more 06/06/2009 His dark past rolled in like a black fog. See more Read all reviews
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Robert Stevenson

Director

Joseph Cotten

Chris Hale

Alida Valli

Elaine Corelli

Spring Byington

Mrs. Brentman

Paul Stewart

Whitey Lake

Jack Paar

Ray Healy
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Synopsis Small-time crook Chris Hale (Joseph Cotten) makes his way to Ashton, Ohio, where he finagles his way into a room at a boarding house. Hoping to change his ways, he gets a job with the father of the beautiful but paralyzed Elaine Corelli (Valli), with whom he quickly falls in love. Despite his desire to leave it behind, he cannot escape his shady past, which arrives in the form of a paranoid former cohort. With old rivals after him, Hale must mend fences if he wants a normal life with Elaine.
Director
Robert Stevenson
Producer
Robert Sparks
Screenwriter
Frank Fenton
Production Co
RKO Radio Pictures Inc., Vanguard Films Production
Genre
Drama, Crime, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Oct 18, 2012
Runtime
1h 21m
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