The Man Who Sold Himself

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Hildegard KnefMartina Schilling

Hansjörg FelmyNiko Jost

Antje WeisgerberMrs. Sending

Kurt EhrhardtCarl Sending

Katharina MatzEva Jost

Ernst SchröderMünchmann

Fritz TillmannDr. Schilling

Charles BrauerCast

Ruth GrossiLo Hermann

Hans PaetschSteinmaker

Walter Grüters

Walter GrütersMinister Ploesch

Hans LeibeltBürgermeister