You Are Now Entering The Little Big City. Ashton. Walk Softly, Stranger comes from director Robert Stevenson and writer Frank Fenton, featuring Joseph Cotton, Alida Valli, Spring Byington, Paul Stewart, and Jack Paar. Frederick Hollander composed the music, with cinematography by Harry J. Wild. Chris Hale (Cotton) makes his way to Ashton, Ohio, intending to commit a crime. However, after encountering Elaine Cor…