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Pursued by the big-time gambler he robbed, John Muller assumes a new identity, with unfortunate results.Pursued by the big-time gambler he robbed, John Muller assumes a new identity, with unfortunate results.Pursued by the big-time gambler he robbed, John Muller assumes a new identity, with unfortunate results.
Paul E. Burns
- Clerk
- (as Paul Burns)
Robert Ben Ali
- Rosie
- (uncredited)
Ray Bennett
- Man at Dock
- (uncredited)
Robert Bice
- Maxwell's Thug
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- Steve Sekely
- Paul Henreid(uncredited)
- Writers
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- TriviaAccording to the audio commentary by Imogen Sara Smith, production was shut down for a day and restarted after Steve Sekely was removed from the picture for creative differences, with Paul Henreid taking over. Sekely retained director credit for contractual reasons.
- GoofsWhen John is pumping gas, the pump shows $1.00's worth - but at 25 1/2 cents per gallon as indicated, the pump should read 3.9 gallons delivered, but it reads 4.9 gallons.
- Quotes
John Muller: What happened? Did he hurt you?
Evelyn Hahn: Do I look hurt?
John Muller: I should say you do.
Evelyn Hahn: Well, don't fool yourself. You don't get hurt these days.
John Muller: No?
Evelyn Hahn: No. It's very simple. You never expect anything, so you're never disappointed.
John Muller: You're a bitter little lady.
Evelyn Hahn: It's a bitter little world full of sad surprises, and you don't go around letting people hurt you.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Vampira Returns: The Scar 1948 (1956)
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Ironical Film-Noir
The educated criminal John Muller (Paul Henreid) is released from prison and reunites his gang. He plots a scheme to heist the casino owned by the dangerous and powerful mobster Rocky Stansyck, but the holdup goes wrong. Two thieves are captured by the Stansyck's gangsters and they disclose the identities of Muller and his partner Marcy (Herbert Rudley) before being murdered. Marcy travels to Mexico and Muller hides in a city. Soon Marcy is killed in Mexico and Muller is jumpy. One day he is followed by a man and he learns that the man is the dentist Dr. Swangron (John Qualen) that tells that Muller is the doppelganger of hie neighbor, the psychoanalyst Dr. Bartok, and the only difference is a scar on the face of Bartok. Muller visit's Bartok 's office and meets his secretary, Evelyn Hahn (Joan Bennett). He also studies and prepares to impersonate Dr. Bartok. Will his plan work?
"Hollow Triumph" is a great film-noir with an ironical story of an intelligent gangster that decides to pose of psychoanalyst ans assume the identity of a man that is identical to him. He succeeds but he does not know who he is impersonating and he will find in the end. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "A Cicatriz" ("The Scar")
"Hollow Triumph" is a great film-noir with an ironical story of an intelligent gangster that decides to pose of psychoanalyst ans assume the identity of a man that is identical to him. He succeeds but he does not know who he is impersonating and he will find in the end. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "A Cicatriz" ("The Scar")
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- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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