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Hollow Triumph

  • 19481948
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
2.9K
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Joan Bennett, Paul Henreid, and Leslie Brooks in Hollow Triumph (1948)
CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
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.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
2.9K
YOUR RATING
    • Steve Sekely
    • Paul Henreid(uncredited)
    • Daniel Fuchs(screenplay)
    • Murray Forbes(based upon a novel by)
  • Stars
    • Paul Henreid
    • Joan Bennett
    • Eduard Franz
    • Steve Sekely
    • Paul Henreid(uncredited)
    • Daniel Fuchs(screenplay)
    • Murray Forbes(based upon a novel by)
  • Stars
    • Paul Henreid
    • Joan Bennett
    • Eduard Franz
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 77User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
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    Joan Bennett and Paul Henreid in Hollow Triumph (1948)
    Paul Henreid and Leslie Brooks in Hollow Triumph (1948)
    Paul Henreid, Leslie Brooks, and John Qualen in Hollow Triumph (1948)
    Joan Bennett and Paul Henreid in Hollow Triumph (1948)
    Joan Bennett in Hollow Triumph (1948)
    Joan Bennett and Paul Henreid in Hollow Triumph (1948)
    Joan Bennett and Paul Henreid in Hollow Triumph (1948)
    Joan Bennett and Paul Henreid in Hollow Triumph (1948)
    Paul Henreid and Leslie Brooks in Hollow Triumph (1948)
    Leslie Brooks in Hollow Triumph (1948)
    Paul Henreid and Leslie Brooks in Hollow Triumph (1948)
    Leslie Brooks in Hollow Triumph (1948)

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    Paul Henreid
    Paul Henreid
    • John Muller…
    Joan Bennett
    Joan Bennett
    • Evelyn Hahn
    Eduard Franz
    Eduard Franz
    • Frederick Muller
    Leslie Brooks
    Leslie Brooks
    • Virginia Taylor
    John Qualen
    John Qualen
    • Swangron
    Mabel Paige
    Mabel Paige
    • Charwoman
    Herbert Rudley
    Herbert Rudley
    • Marcy
    Charles Arnt
    Charles Arnt
    • Coblenz
    George Chandler
    George Chandler
    • Aubrey - Assistant
    Sid Tomack
    Sid Tomack
    • Artell - Manager
    Alvin Hammer
    Alvin Hammer
    • Jerry
    Ann Staunton
    Ann Staunton
    • Blonde
    Paul E. Burns
    Paul E. Burns
    • Clerk
    • (as Paul Burns)
    Charles Trowbridge
    Charles Trowbridge
    • Deputy
    Morgan Farley
    Morgan Farley
    • Howard Anderson
    Robert Ben Ali
    • Rosie
    • (uncredited)
    Ray Bennett
    Ray Bennett
    • Man at Dock
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Bice
    Robert Bice
    • Maxwell's Thug
    • (uncredited)
      • Steve Sekely
      • Paul Henreid(uncredited)
      • Daniel Fuchs(screenplay)
      • Murray Forbes(based upon a novel by)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      According to contemporary newspaper articles, Paul Henreid decided to produce this film himself, so that he could play a bad guy for once.
    • Goofs
      When 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.

    • Soundtracks
      Blue Danube Waltz
      (uncredited)

      Written by Johann Strauss

      Whistled by Muller's workmate at the garage

    User reviews77

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    8/10
    Terrific hard-boiled double-identity thriller in the noir genre
    Paul Henreid produced this film in which he starred, eerily portraying a totally amoral man who does not see anything at all wrong with the occasional murder, as long as he 'needs to do it'. John Bennett delivers an equally powerful performance of a woman who, although not good, is certainly not bad, and it is curious that this study of a woman's fixation on a bad man through infatuation was made in the same year as 'Force of Evil' which showed an even more extreme form of that. It must have been 'beauty and the beast' year. The ingenious plot concerns a double-identity, so there are two major threads of intrigue going on at once. Needless to say, Joan Bennett is involved with both Henreids, but prefers the baddie because he is more spellbinding and, let's face it, far from boring. This is a well-directed, sometimes brutal, atmospheric thriller which is something of a lost classic. It is now available on DVD under its alternative title of 'The Scar', which is a most unfortunate title, as people don't like scars (even though there is one in the story). Joan Bennett was really made for these films, as she proved in 'The Woman in the Window' and 'Scarlet Street' for instance. There is something ambiguous about her, something hard that is soft, you can't quite figure her. That's just right for noir. You should never be able to figure noir, everything should stay in the shadows where it belongs. The thing about a good thriller like this is, the mystery goes beyond the story itself and becomes the mystery of people themselves, what is it that goes on inside heads, those impenetrable citadels of secrets.
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    • Release date
      • February 3, 1949 (Mexico)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Angels Flight Railway - 351 S Hill St, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Bryan Foy Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 23 minutes
      • Black and White

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