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.
Directed by Josef von Báky · Written by Erich Kuby
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Hildegard Knef Martina Schilling -
Hansjörg Felmy Niko Jost -
Antje Weisgerber Mrs. Sending -
Kurt Ehrhardt Carl Sending -
Katharina Matz Eva Jost -
Ernst Schröder Münchmann -
Fritz Tillmann Dr. Schilling -
Charles Brauer -
Ruth Grossi Lo Hermann -
Hans Paetsch Steinmaker - Walter Grüters Minister Ploesch
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Hans Leibelt Bürgermeister
Make it a double feature
3h 11m together
The Man Who Sold Himself
Confess, Dr. Corda
Both from Josef von Báky.
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