WALK SOFTLY, STRANGER, 1950, Warner Bros., 81 min. Dir. Robert Stevenson. Gambler Joseph Cotten hides out in a small-town rooming house after absconding with mob money. His character softens when he falls for wheelchair-bound Alida Valli. Then Cotten's weaselly partner Paul Stewart shows up wanting his share of the dough.
CHICAGO SYNDICATE, 1955, Sony Repertory, 83 min. Dir. Fred F. Sears. Accountant Dennis O'Keefe, working for the D.A., infiltrates mobster Paul Stewart's organization after the gangster's bursar is whacked. But O'Keefe encounters statuesque Allison Hayes, the murdered accountant's daughter, who may throw a spanner in the works. Great shot-on-location Chicago ambience highlights a breakneck-paced finale.