On the run from mobsters, Paul Henreid comes across a doctor who looks exactly like him. The only difference being that the doctor has a scar on his cheek. Bizarrely, Heinreid decides the best way to hide from his pursuers is to kill the doctor and take his place (this is funny as physically he still looks much the same as the man the mobsters are looking for) He kills the doctor, gives himself a facial scar and proceeds to impersonate the doctor. Unfortunately he has blundered and the facial scar is on the opposite cheek to that of the doctor. We are asked to believe that no one notices this, including the two ladies in his life. Despite the silly plot Henreid gives a fine performance and there is a nice twist at the end which provides a crime don't pay message.
Review of Hollow Triumph
