Ace in the Hole
Summary:
Billy Winder directed and co-wrote this bitterly satiric comedy-drama which turns a jaundiced eye towards both the news media and its consumers. Chuck Tatum (Kirk Douglas) is a talented but short-tempered reporter whose fondness for booze and unwillingness to bow to authority has cost him jobs at some of America's most prestigious newspapers. When Tatum's car breaks down i... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Kirk Douglas - (Charles Tatum)
Jan Sterling - (Lorraine)
Robert Arthur - (Herbie Cook)
Porter Hall - (Jacob Q. Boot)
Frank Cady - (Mr. Federber)
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Review:
A movie truly ahead of its time, Ace in the Hole (also known as The Big Carnival) turned out to be too bitter and cynical for moviegoers in 1951. An unrelenting portrait of media sensationalism and the human obsession with tragedy that propels it, the film is based on a true story that also spawned Robert Penn Warren's novel -The Cave. ... Continue >>
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