Acting
Hugo Haas directing himself into sweaty oblivion.
Cinematography
Shadows doing heavy lifting on a shoestring.
Production
DIY auteur desperation before it was cool.

Director
Hugo Haas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hugo Haas was the king of 'sweaty man self-produces his own downfall' cinema, making nine films in this exact mode.
Haas recycled this plot in multiple films; this was his second attempt after 1951's 'The Girl on the Bridge.'
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