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Walk Softly, Stranger
Walk Softly, Stranger is a 1950 film directed by Robert Stevenson and starring Joseph Cotten and Alida Valli. It tells the story of a small-time crook on the run who later becomes reformed by the love of a disabled woman.
This would be the last RKO credit for famed producer Dore Schary, who would leave the studio soon after the film's completion. Privately, Schary did not see eye to eye with RKO owner Howard Hughes.
Filming ended in June 1948, but Hughes
the expectation of enhancement of its 'star value' from the Carol Reed film. If such was the case, the people at R. K. O. were well advised, for 'star value' is just about the only thing of any distinction that "Walk Softly, Stranger" has ... [in short] "Walk Softly, Stranger" doesn't carry a big stick."
Film critic Dennis Schwartz was generally disappointed with the film. He wrote, "Love saves the day melodrama. The dismal film is worth