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Ace in the Hole (aka The Big Carnival) (1951)

Ace in the Hole (aka The Big Carnival) IMDB rating : 8.30/10

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Charles Tatum, a down-on-his-luck reporter, takes a job with a small New Mexico newspaper. The job is pretty boring until he finds a man trapped in a mine. He jumps at the chance to make a name for himself by taking over and prolonging the rescue effort, and feeding stories to major newspapers. He c ... (more)


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Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas

Charles 'Chuck' Tatum
Jan Sterling

Jan Sterling

Lorraine Minosa
Robert Arthur

Robert Arthur

Herbie Cook
Porter Hall

Porter Hall

Jacob Q. Boot
Frank Cady

Frank Cady

Mr. Federber
Richard Benedict

Richard Benedict

Leo Minosa
Ray Teal

Ray Teal

Sheriff Gus Kretzer
Lewis Martin

Lewis Martin

McCardle
John Berkes

John Berkes

Papa Minosa
Frances Dominguez

Frances Dominguez

Mama Minosa
Gene Evans

Gene Evans

Deputy Sheriff
Frank Jaquet

Frank Jaquet

Sam Smollett
Harry Harvey

Harry Harvey

Dr. Hilton
Bob Bumpas

Bob Bumpas

Radio Announcer
Geraldine Hall

Geraldine Hall

Nellie Federber


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Billy Wilder

Billy Wilder

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Lesser Samuels

Lesser Samuels

(written by)
Walter Newman

Walter Newman

(written by)
Victor Desny

Victor Desny

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ACE IN THE HOLE

Posted : 1 month, 1 week ago at Jul 27 3:07
This is one of my favourite Billy Wilder movies. Kirk Douglas was superb as cynical newspaper reporter Chuck Tatum and Jan Sterling was just magnificent as unfaithful wife Lorraine Minosa. The impressive supporting cast includes Ray Teal, Porter Hall, Bob Arth...Read more