Hollow Triumph
Directed by Steve Sekely, Paul HenreidJohn Muller is a brilliant crook who plans a holdup which goes wrong, and is trailed by vindictive gambler, Rocky Stansyck. Hiding out, he stumbles onto a lucky chance to assume a new identity, that of psychiatrist Victor Bartok, who happens to be his virtual double. But Muller discovers that he is out of the frying pan and into quite a different fire.
- SeanMarch 1, 2026That's what the people from where I come from call a "hollow triumph." They even had a trophy they'd hand out to folks who got one of them hollow triumphs. The trophy was hollow, see, and cheap as heck. A trophy turd. At the end of this film, you'd think they might've given the feller a hollow trophy, just to turn that frown upside down.
Hollow Triumph Trivia
Hollow Triumph was released on August 18, 1948.
Hollow Triumph was directed by Steve Sekely, Paul Henreid.
Hollow Triumph has a runtime of 83m.
Hollow Triumph was produced by Paul Henreid.
John Muller is a brilliant crook who plans a holdup which goes wrong, and is trailed by vindictive gambler, Rocky Stansyck. Hiding out, he stumbles onto a lucky chance to assume a new identity, that of psychiatrist Victor Bartok, who happens to be his virtual double. But Muller discovers that he is out of the frying pan and into quite a different fire.
The key characters in Hollow Triumph are John Muller / Dr. Bartok (Paul Henreid), Evelyn Hahn (Joan Bennett), Frederick Muller (Eduard Franz).
Hollow Triumph is rated Not Rated.
Hollow Triumph is a Crime, Thriller, Drama film.
Hollow Triumph has an audience rating of 5.6 out of 10.