Walk Softly, Stranger
14/10/1950
1h 22m



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.
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)


Johnny Duncan
Office Messenger (uncredited)


Kit Guard
Worker (uncredited)


Jimmie Horan
Worker (uncredited)


Jack Perry
Worker in Pay Line (uncredited)


Frank Clarke
Plane Pilot (uncredited)


Will Wright
Jake - Poker Player (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert
Gambler (uncredited)
Bert LeBaron
Gambler (uncredited)


George Barrows
Man at Bar (uncredited)


Ruth Brady
Tobacco Clerk (uncredited)


Wheaton Chambers
Tobacco Clerk (uncredited)


Charles Sherlock
Bowen Employee (uncredited)


Joel Fluellen
Florist (uncredited)
James Conaty
New Year's Eve Celebrant (uncredited)


Bess Flowers
New Year's Celebrant (uncredited)


Florence Wix
New Year's Celebrant (uncredited)
Art Dupuis
Bowen's Henchman (uncredited)


John Merton
Bowen's Henchman (uncredited)
Jack Shea
Policeman (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Policeman (uncredited)
Mel Wixon
Policeman (uncredited)
Perc Launders
Detective Taking Chris to Prison (uncredited)


Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Custodian on Stairway (uncredited)


John Miljan
Old Man (uncredited)
Lillian Nicholson
Minor Role (uncredited)
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