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The Man Who Sold Himself

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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

Kurt Ehrhardt · Ruth Grossi · Katharina Matz · Erich Kuby · Hildegard Knef · Antje Weisgerber · Hans Paetsch · Josef von Báky · Charles Brauer · Fritz Tillmann · Hansjörg Felmy · Ernst Schröder

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