The Man Who Sold Himself

Meant to be a diatribe against yellow journalism and current social ills, this weakly limned drama by Josef von Baky features a reporter who works for one of the tabloid papers. The reporter digs up dirt on the past life of a local hotel owner, and wanting to take full advantage of the muck, he strings out his revelations in a series of perjorative, damning articles on the man. The result of this campaign turns out to be much worse than simply ruining the hotel owner's reputation.

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98 min

Cast

Hildegard Knef

as Martina Schilling

Hansjörg Felmy

as Niko Jost

Antje Weisgerber

as Mrs. Sending

Kurt Ehrhardt

as Carl Sending

Katharina Matz

as Eva Jost

Ernst Schröder

as Münchmann

Fritz Tillmann

as Dr. Schilling

Charles Brauer

Ruth Grossi

as Lo Hermann

Hans Paetsch

as Steinmaker

Walter Grüters

as Minister Ploesch

Hans Leibelt

as Bürgermeister

Günther Jerschke

as Dr. Zerbst

Karl-Heinz Kreienbaum

as Kriminalkommissar Droehnlein

Manfred Steffen

Robert Meyn

as Herr Stückli

Reinhold Nietschmann

as Warenhausbesitzer Bentheim

Karl-Georg Saebisch

as Rechtsanwalt Longinus

Fritz Schmiedel

as Anton Klee

Director

Josef von Báky