The Man Who Sold Himself (1959)
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.
- Country : Germany
- Genre : Crime, Drama
- Studio : Filmaufbau
- Director : Josef von Báky
- Cast : Hildegard Knef, Hansjörg Felmy, Antje Weisgerber, Kurt Ehrhardt, Katharina Matz, Ernst Schröder