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51% Critic Match
Walk Softly, Stranger
“A strange lie! A strange love!”
5.1 / 10• 1950• 1h 22m•NR• English
DramaCrimeRomance
Storyline
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 & Crew
Joseph Cotten
Chris Hale/Steve
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Stevenson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Walk Softly, Stranger is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
