Ace In The Hole
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.
Release Date
June 14, 1951
Running Time
111 minutes
Rotten Tomatoes
92%
Starring
Kirk Douglas
Credits
Director Billy Wilder
Screenplay Walter Newman, Lesser Samuels, Billy Wilder
Producer Billy Wilder
Cinematography Charles Lang
Editing Arthur P. Schmidt
Music Hugo Friedhofer
Distributor Paramount Pictures
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