Walk Softly, Stranger (1950)
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Directors
Robert Stevenson
Cast
Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Spring Byington, Paul Stewart, Jack Paar, John McIntire, Howard Petrie, Jeff Donnell
The story
When Chris Hale arrives at the doorstep of his childhood Ohio home, the current resident, widow Mrs. Brentman, invites him to enter. Chris, who is unemployed, accepts Mrs.
Genres
Drama, Film Noir, drama film, film noir
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