Ace in the Hole
1951 ‧ Noir/Thriller ‧ 1h 51m
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...
Release date: June 29, 1951 (USA)
Director: Billy Wilder
Story by: Victor Desny (uncredited)
Screenplay: Billy Wilder, Walter Newman, Lesser Samuels, and more
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Box office: $1.3 million (rentals)