Storyline

A charming, smooth-talking gambler calling himself Chris Hale arrives in Ashton, home of the Corelli shoe factory. Claiming to have lived there as a boy, he soon ingratiates himself with the townspeople... including attractive heiress Elaine Corelli, wheelchair-bound since a recent accident. Chris, hoping to leave crime behind, seems to have excellent prospects; but of course, his past catches up with him...—Rod Crawford

Plot Keywords

ohio, father daughter relationship, small town, fortune hunter, assumed identity, on the lam, homosexual subtext, disability

Short Review

Second movie actor Joseph Cotten starred with Alida Valli with the first being The Third Man, has a stranger, (Cotten) posing as Chris Hale arriving to small town with no objectives, and manages to befriend and take refuge with an lonely old lady, Mrs. Brentman (Spring Byington) to landing himself a job pursuing for a love interest, unbeknownst his dark past which involves in card sharking.

Trailer

Streaming Service

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