Walk Softly, Stranger

Cotten is a crooked gambler trying to escape his past by relocating in a small Ohio town. He moves into a boarding house Byington runs, then takes a job in a shoe factory owned by Puglia. Puglia's daughter Valli is a bitter young woman, confined to a wheelchair as the result of a skiing accident. Cotten sees a chance to bilk some money out of Valli by pretending to court her, but surprises himself by really falling in love. Romance blossoms, but this is threatened when some of Cotten's old cronies arrive in town. Cotten is once more under their thumb, but this time he extricates himself by causing the villains' automobile to crack up after a thrilling chase. In the...