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Ace in the Hole (1951)

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8.2 IMDB rating

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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 creates a national media sensation and milks it for ... (more)


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Starring (View all) :
Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas

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


Written by (View all) :
Billy Wilder

Billy Wilder

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ACE IN THE HOLE

Posted : 1 year, 3 months 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 Arthur and Richard Benedict. Charles "Chuck" Tatum (Kirk Douglas) is a down on his luck unscrupulous New York reporter fired from various papers for his indiscretions. He is forced to take a job on a small Albuquerque newspaper as the New York papers will no longer employ him. After a year on the paper and bored with his routine assignments he dreams of the day he will eventually make a name for himself with the "big story". Out with a younger reporter (Bob Arthur) one day to cover a local story about rattlesnakes he discovers that a man ...Read more