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"Ace in the Hole" quotes

Ace in the Hole poster
An arrogant reporter exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career.

Director: Billy Wilder
Writer: Billy Wilder, Lesser Samuels, Walter Newman
Production: Paramount Pictures
Genre: drama
Year: 1951
MetaScore: 72/100
ImdbRating: 8.1
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 04 Jul 1951
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 2 nominations.

27 video clips

ReporterHerbie CookVocalistJacob Q. BootNagelMiss DeverichDeputy Sheriff
When the history of this sun baked Siberia is written - Ace in the Hole 01:11 When the history of this sun baked Siberia is written You're that Tatum guy that was popping off over the phone last night - Ace in the Hole 01:28 You're that Tatum guy that was popping off over the... Bad news sells best - Ace in the Hole 00:08 Bad news sells best I've done a lot of lying in my time - Ace in the Hole 00:27 I've done a lot of lying in my time I don't go to church - Ace in the Hole 00:06 I don't go to church How'd you like to make yourself a thousand dollars a day - Ace in the Hole 00:06 How'd you like to make yourself a thousand dollars a... We're all in the same boat - Ace in the Hole 00:14 We're all in the same boat The old man sure looked bad - Ace in the Hole 00:34 The old man sure looked bad Now about that publisher's wife - Ace in the Hole 00:13 Now about that publisher's wife They'll wrap a fish in it - Ace in the Hole 00:06 They'll wrap a fish in it Do you drink a lot - Ace in the Hole 00:04 Do you drink a lot Leo Minosa is dead - Ace in the Hole 00:46 Leo Minosa is dead I was passing through Albuquerque - Ace in the Hole 00:16 I was passing through Albuquerque When they bleached your hair - Ace in the Hole 00:06 When they bleached your hair How much for the Minosa story - Ace in the Hole 00:10 How much for the Minosa story We're coming Leo - Ace in the Hole 00:49 We're coming Leo You know what's wrong with New Mexico - Ace in the Hole 00:05 You know what's wrong with New Mexico I can handle big news and little news - Ace in the Hole 00:13 I can handle big news and little news I met a lot of hard boiled eggs in my life - Ace in the Hole 00:09 I met a lot of hard boiled eggs in my life Where's my desk - Ace in the Hole 00:07 Where's my desk The old man sure looked bad - Ace in the Hole 00:34 The old man sure looked bad Did the Indians really live in that place 450 years ago - Ace in the Hole 00:11 Did the Indians really live in that place 450 years ago Oh you're that Tatum guy that was poppin' off over the phone last night - Ace in the Hole 00:25 Oh you're that Tatum guy that was poppin' off over... I don't belong in your office - Ace in the Hole 00:20 I don't belong in your office I don't like the looks of it - Ace in the Hole 00:10 I don't like the looks of it Down at the trading post - Ace in the Hole 00:19 Down at the trading post Pull up at the corner - Ace in the Hole 00:04 Pull up at the corner

Cast

Chuck Tatum - Kirk Douglas
Lorraine Minosa - Jan Sterling
Herbie Cook - Robert Arthur
Jacob Q. Boot - Porter Hall
Al Federber - Frank Cady
Leo Minosa - Richard Benedict
Sheriff Gus Kretzer - Ray Teal
McCardle - Lewis Martin
Papa Minosa - John Berkes
Mama Minosa - Frances Dominguez
Deputy Sheriff - Gene Evans
Sam Smollett - Frank Jaquet
Dr. Hilton - Harry Harvey
Radio Announcer - Bob Bumpas
Nellie Federber - Geraldine Hall
Nagel - Richard Gaines
Nagel - New York Editor (replaced by Richard Gaines) (scenes deleted) - Roy Regnier
Barker - Oscar Belinda
Barker - Martin Bendleton
Construction Worker (unconfirmed) - Timothy Carey
Indian - Basil Chester
Jessop - Ken Christy
Federber Boy - Stewart Kirk Clawson
Indian Copy Boy - Iron Eyes Cody
Photographer - Francisco Day
Father Diego - Lester Dorr
Spinster - Claire Du Brey
Miss Deverich - Edith Evanson
Sad-Faced Man - William Fawcett
Boy - John Stuart Fulton
Minor Role - Joe Gray
Mr. Wendel - Charles Griffin
Television Announcer - Larry Hogan
Fireman - Frank Keith
Digger - Bob Kortman
Woman - Martha Maryman
Reporter - Stanley McKay
Digger - Joe J. Merrill
Federber Boy - Paul D. Merrill
Mover - Lee Miller
Kusac - Miner - Ralph Moody
Josh Morgan - Bert Moorhouse
Customer at Minosa's - William H. O'Brien
Reporter - Frank Andrew Parker
Barker - Martin Pendleton
Photographer - William N. Peters
Vocalist - Bill Ramsey
Newspaperman - Jack Roberts
Man - Bill Sheehan
Reporter - Bert Stevens
Reporter - John 'Bub' Sweeney
Band - Rythem Wranglers