Ace in the Hole (1951)

1h 51min | Drama | Jun 29, 1951 | Released

A frustrated former big-city journalist now stuck working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career, but the situation quickly escalates into an out-of-control media circus.

Director: Billy Wilder

Producer: Billy Wilder

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Cast (49 Members)

Chuck Tatum

Jacob Q. Boot

Nagel

Miss Deverich (uncredited)

Jan Sterling

Lorraine Minosa

William Fawcett

Sad-Faced Man (uncredited)

Bill Ramsey

Vocalist (uncredited)

Claire Du Brey

Spinster (uncredited)

Herbie Cook

Sam Smollett

Deputy Sheriff

Mr. Federber

Leo Minosa

Sheriff Gus Kretzer

McCardle

Papa Minosa

Mama Minosa

Dr. Hilton

Radio Announcer

Nellie Federber

Kusac - Miner (uncredited)

Joe Gray

Minor Role (uncredited)

Lester Dorr

Father Diego (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

Josh Morgan (uncredited)

Iron Eyes Cody

Indian Copy Boy (uncredited)

Mover (uncredited)

Digger (uncredited)

Jessop (uncredited)

Photographer (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

Customer at Minosa's (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

Reporter (uncredited)

Jack Roberts

Newspaperman (uncredited)

Charles Griffin

Mr. Wendel (uncredited)

Frank Andrew Parker

Reporter (uncredited)

Martin Pendleton

Barker (uncredited)

Joe J. Merrill

Digger (uncredited)

Stanley McKay

Reporter (uncredited)

Martha Maryman

Woman (uncredited)

Larry Hogan

Television Announcer (uncredited)

John Stuart Fulton

Boy (uncredited)

Martin Bendleton

Barker (uncredited)

Paul D. Merrill

Federber Boy (uncredited)

Oscar Belinda

Barker (uncredited)

John 'Bub' Sweeney

Reporter (uncredited)

Stewart Kirk Clawson

Federber Boy (uncredited)

Fireman (uncredited)

Band (uncredited)

Indian (uncredited)

Photographer (uncredited)

Kirk Douglas Chuck Tatum

Porter Hall Jacob Q. Boot

Richard Gaines Nagel

Edith Evanson Miss Deverich (uncredited)

Jan Sterling Lorraine Minosa

William Fawcett Sad-Faced Man (uncredited)

Bill Ramsey Vocalist (uncredited)

Claire Du Brey Spinster (uncredited)

Robert Arthur Herbie Cook

Frank Jaquet Sam Smollett

Gene Evans Deputy Sheriff

Frank Cady Mr. Federber

Richard Benedict Leo Minosa

Ray Teal Sheriff Gus Kretzer

Lewis Martin McCardle

John Berkes Papa Minosa

Frances Dominguez Mama Minosa

Harry Harvey Dr. Hilton

Bob Bumpas Radio Announcer

Geraldine Hall Nellie Federber

Ralph Moody Kusac - Miner (uncredited)

Joe Gray Minor Role (uncredited)

Lester Dorr Father Diego (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse Josh Morgan (uncredited)

Iron Eyes Cody Indian Copy Boy (uncredited)

Lee Miller Mover (uncredited)

Bob Kortman Digger (uncredited)

Ken Christy Jessop (uncredited)

Francisco Day Photographer (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien Customer at Minosa's (uncredited)

Bert Stevens Reporter (uncredited)

Jack Roberts Newspaperman (uncredited)

Charles Griffin Mr. Wendel (uncredited)

Frank Andrew Parker Reporter (uncredited)

Martin Pendleton Barker (uncredited)

Joe J. Merrill Digger (uncredited)

Stanley McKay Reporter (uncredited)

Martha Maryman Woman (uncredited)

Larry Hogan Television Announcer (uncredited)

John Stuart Fulton Boy (uncredited)

Martin Bendleton Barker (uncredited)

Paul D. Merrill Federber Boy (uncredited)

Oscar Belinda Barker (uncredited)

John 'Bub' Sweeney Reporter (uncredited)

Stewart Kirk Clawson Federber Boy (uncredited)

Frank Keith Fireman (uncredited)

Rythem Wranglers Band (uncredited)

Basil Chester Indian (uncredited)

William N. Peters Photographer (uncredited)

Crew (33 Members)

Billy Wilder

Director

Charles Lang

Director of Photography

Doane Harrison

Supervising Film Editor

Costume Design

Art Direction

Writer

Set Decoration

Set Decoration

Makeup Department Head

Editor

Production Manager

Sound

Associate Producer

Sound Recordist

Sound Recordist

Original Music Composer

Orchestrator

Orchestrator

Orchestrator

Casting

Orchestrator

Writer

Art Direction

Stand In

Assistant Director

Visual Effects

Assistant Director

Production Manager

Makeup Artist

Visual Effects

Camera Operator

Wardrobe Designer

Grip

Billy Wilder Director

Charles Lang Director of Photography

Doane Harrison Supervising Film Editor

Edith Head Costume Design

Hal Pereira Art Direction

Walter Newman Writer

Sam Comer Set Decoration

Ray Moyer Set Decoration

Wally Westmore Makeup Department Head

Arthur P. Schmidt Editor

Hugh Brown Production Manager

John Cope Sound

William Schorr Associate Producer

Gene Garvin Sound Recordist

Harold Lewis Sound Recordist

Hugo Friedhofer Original Music Composer

Sidney Cutner Orchestrator

Leo Shuken Orchestrator

George Parrish Orchestrator

Bert McKay Casting

Van Cleave Orchestrator

Lesser Samuels Writer

A. Earl Hedrick Art Direction

Irene Martin Stand In

Francisco Day Assistant Director

Farciot Edouart Visual Effects

Charles C. Coleman Assistant Director

Richard Blaydon Production Manager

Hal Lierley Makeup Artist

Irmin Roberts Visual Effects

William Rand Camera Operator

Ed Fitzharris Wardrobe Designer

George Sherman Grip

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Ace in the Hole (1951)

1h 51min | Drama | Jun 29, 1951 | Released

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