Reviews

Ace in the Hole follows Chuck Tatum (Kirk Douglas), an ambitious but disgraced reporter that has been exiled from New York to Albuquerque for reasons that go from his alcoholism and womanizing to his work ethics (or lack of) and simply burning too many bridges.

Tatum learns that the man could be rescued in a few days, but works with the local Sheriff and the supervisor of the rescue crew to pursue methods of rescue that he claims will be "safer" for the victim.

This classic piece of "film gris" stars Kirk Douglas as a show-off newspaper writer who's been in a dead end job for a year until he sees a golden opportunity when a man gets trapped in a supposedly cursed mountain.

Director: Billy Wilder Writers: Billy Wilder, Lesser Samuels Cast: Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Robert Arthur Genre: Film Noir

Ace in the Hole stars Kirk Douglas as a journalist who capitalizes on the unfortunate state of a man trapped in a mineshaft.