Ace in the Hole

Ace in the Hole

1951 · 1 hr 51 min · Approved

Drama, Film-Noir

Directors

Billy Wilder

Actors

  • Kirk Douglas
  • Jan Sterling
  • Robert Arthur

Summary

Frustrated former journalist Chuck Tatum now working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about trading post owner Leo Minosa trapped in a cave to rekindle Chuck's career, but the story soon escalates into a media circus.

More about this movie

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 an old Indian dwelling. 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 all it is worth - until things go terribly wrong.

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