The Man Who Sold Himself
1959Meant 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.
Acted in
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
