
98 minutes
3/12/1959
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.

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