Ace in the Hole
Rated NR
112 minutes
1951
With flaws that outweigh his talent, reporter Chuck Tatum (Kirk Douglas) has bounced across the country from job to job. Winding up in New Mexico, Tatum gets work from the local newspaper, but finds that there's not much in the way of pressing news. However, when Tatum catches wind of a treasure hunter (Richard Benedict) trapped in a mineshaft, he turns the story into a media sensation. Soon Tatum is using unscrupulous tactics to draw out the situation, an approach that comes back to haunt him.
- Synopsis courtesy of Tribune Media Service
Film Credits
Director: Billy Wilder
Writer: Walter Newman, Lesser Samuels and Billy Wilder
Producer: William Schorr and Billy Wilder
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Porter Hall, Bob Arthur, Frank Cady, Richard Benedict, Ray Teal and Gene Evans
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