The Man Who Cheated Himself
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English. Hollow Triumph (working title The Man Who Murdered Himself, reissued in the United States as The Scar) is a 1948 American film noir crime film directed by Steve Sekely starring Paul Henreid, Joan Bennett and Leslie Brooks.
Sep 10, 2012 · Hollow Triumph 1948, directed by Steve Sekely | Film review. Film. Time Out says. Not half bad, despite a loopy plot about a conman/thief hiding from pursuit who kills a look-alike psychiatrist...
Three teens join forces to find a way home after waking up in a strange realm filled with magic portals, perplexing puzzles and vicious beasts.
With financing from railroad magnate Robert Young, he put together a production based on actor-novelist Murray Forbes' Hollow Triumph, the story of a criminal on the run who scars himself to take the place of a prominent psychiatrist, not realizing his new identity may provide more problems than those he had been fleeing in his own life ...
Summaries. Pursued by the big-time gambler he robbed, John Muller assumes a new identity, with unfortunate results. John Muller is a brilliant crook who plans a holdup which goes wrong, and is trailed by vindictive gambler, Rocky Stansyck.
Like many a film noir of its time, Hollow Triumph's plot is quite predictable, but the joy is in seeing how it all unfolds. Director Steve Sekely gets the style just right, and noir fans won’t be disappointed. Paul Henreid ( Casablanca, Now Voyager) plays the lead as arrogant John Muller, practised criminal and fraudster.
Summarize this article for a 10 year old. SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. Hollow Triumph (working title The Man Who Murdered Himself, reissued in the United States as The Scar) is a 1948 American film noir crime film directed by Steve Sekely starring Paul Henreid, Joan Bennett and Leslie Brooks.
