
Ace in the Hole (1951)
7.9|29 Jun, 1951|111 min
Rough, tough Chuck Tatum, who battered his way to the top... trampling everything in his path - men, women and morals !
7.9|29 Jun, 1951|111 min
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An arrogant reporter exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career.
Language
Budget$1,821,052
Revenue $1,300,000
Latin,
Español,
English
Budget$1,821,052
Revenue $1,300,000
Keywords
rescue
sheriff
journalism
new mexico
satire
film noir
reporter
black and white
trapped
desert
newspaper man
criterion
Casts

Kirk Douglas
Charles Tatum

Jan Sterling
Lorraine

Robert Arthur
Herbie Cook

Porter Hall
Jacob Q. Boot

Frank Cady
Mr. Federber

Richard Benedict
Leo Minosa

Ray Teal
Sheriff

Lewis Martin
McCardle

John Berkes
Papa Minosa
Frances Dominguez
Mama Minosa

Gene Evans
Deputy Sheriff
Frank Jaquet
Smollett

Harry Harvey
Dr. Hilton
Bob Bumpas
Radio Announcer
Geraldine Hall
Mrs. Federber

Richard Gaines
Nagel
Oscar Belinda
Barker (uncredited)
Martin Bendleton
Barker (uncredited)
Basil Chester
Indian (uncredited)
Ken Christy
Jessop (uncredited)
Stewart Kirk Clawson
Federber Boy (uncredited)

Iron Eyes Cody
Indian Copy Boy (uncredited)
Francisco Day
Photographer (uncredited)

Lester Dorr
Father Diego (uncredited)

Claire Du Brey
Spinster (uncredited)

Edith Evanson
Miss Deverich (uncredited)

William Fawcett
Sad-Faced Man (uncredited)
John Stuart Fulton
Boy (uncredited)
Joe Gray
Minor Role (uncredited)
Charles Griffin
Mr. Wendel (uncredited)
Larry Hogan
Television Announcer (uncredited)
Frank Keith
Fireman (uncredited)

Bob Kortman
Digger (uncredited)
Martha Maryman
Woman (uncredited)
Stanley McKay
Reporter (uncredited)
Joe J. Merrill
Digger (uncredited)
Paul D. Merrill
Federber Boy (uncredited)

Lee Miller
Mover (uncredited)

Ralph Moody
Kusac - Miner (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Josh Morgan (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien
Customer at Minosa's (uncredited)
Frank Andrew Parker
Reporter (uncredited)
Martin Pendleton
Barker (uncredited)
William N. Peters
Photographer (uncredited)

Timothy Carey
Construction Worker (uncredited)

Bill Ramsey
Vocalist (uncredited)
Jack Roberts
Newspaperman (uncredited)
Bill Sheehan
Man (uncredited)

Bert Stevens
Reporter (uncredited)
John 'Bub' Sweeney
Reporter (uncredited)
Rythem Wranglers
Band (uncredited)
Crews

Billy Wilder
Producer
Walter Newman
Writer
Lesser Samuels
Writer
Hal Pereira
Art Direction

Hugo Friedhofer
Original Music Composer

Billy Wilder
Director
Arthur P. Schmidt
Editor

Billy Wilder
Writer
A. Earl Hedrick
Art Direction
Charles Lang
Director of Photography

Edith Head
Costume Design
William Schorr
Associate Producer

Sam Comer
Set Decoration
Francisco Day
Assistant Director
Charles C. Coleman
Assistant Director
Irmin Roberts
Visual Effects
Doane Harrison
Supervising Film Editor

Sidney Cutner
Orchestrator
Ray Moyer
Set Decoration
Richard Blaydon
Production Manager
John Cope
Sound
Hal Lierley
Makeup Artist
Hugh Brown
Production Manager
Farciot Edouart
Visual Effects

Wally Westmore
Makeup Department Head
Van Cleave
Orchestrator
George Parrish
Orchestrator
Irene Martin
Stand In
Bert McKay
Casting
Leo Shuken
Orchestrator
William Rand
Camera Operator
George Sherman
Grip
Ed Fitzharris
Wardrobe Designer
Harold Lewis
Sound Recordist
Gene Garvin
Sound Recordist
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