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Ace in the Hole (1951)
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Ace in the Hole (also known as The Big Carnival) is a 1951 Film Noir directed by Billy Wilder and starring Kirk Douglas.Chuck Tatum (Douglas) is an abrasive, tough reporter looking for a chance to make a name with a big news story. Unfortunately he’s stuck in a little town where almost nothing happens. One day, while going to report on a nearby town's annual rattlesnake hunt, he runs across a much better story: a man, named Leo Minosa, who's been trapped by a cave-in. Tatum sees this as his big chance and tries to squeeze the news for all its worth, convincing the local sheriff and engineer to prolong the rescue labor for at least a week.One of the most famous movies about irresponsible reporting out there. It wasn’t very well received when it was first released, but with time it has found new respect from the critics.Not to be confused with the 1942 Woody Woodpecker short of the same name. | |
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Heel–Face Door-Slam | |
| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_15b09af9 | comment |
Heel–Face Door-Slam: A rare case when it happens to the protagonist. Chuck dies before he can make at least some amends. | |
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| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_1616e13 | type |
Ripped from the Headlines | |
| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_1616e13 | comment |
Ripped from the Headlines: The plot was inspired by two real-life events. Cave explorer W. Floyd Collins was trapped in a cave in 1925, and a three-year-old girl, Kathy Fiscus fell into an abandoned well in 1949. Just like in the film, the victims became media sensations and died before they could've been rescued. | |
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| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_18d15922 | type |
Title Drop | |
| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_18d15922 | comment |
Title Drop: "What'd you have, pair of deuces?" - "This is better... Here we've got an ace in the hole." | |
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| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_272abb98 | type |
Shoot the Shaggy Dog | |
| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_272abb98 | comment |
Shoot the Shaggy Dog: Chuck fails to get his story, and accidentally gets Leo killed. He then attempts to atone by publicly revealing the corruption that led to Leo's death, but it gets completely ignored, and Chuck himself dies shortly after. | |
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| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_372bc105 | type |
Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism | |
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Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism: Heavily cynical. The movie doesn't just blame Chuck for what happens, but the sightseers paying admission; no one gets off the hook, and almost everyone is guilty to some extent. | |
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| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_382a6399 | type |
The Hero Dies | |
| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_382a6399 | comment |
The Hero Dies: And it's pointless to argue who the real hero is since they both die. | |
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Human-Interest Story | |
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Human-Interest Story: Chuck not only wants it, he even fabricates it. | |
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| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_40c57041 | type |
Manipulative Bastard | |
| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_40c57041 | comment |
Manipulative Bastard: Tatum. | |
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| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_415b3315 | type |
Stylistic Suck | |
| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_415b3315 | comment |
Stylistic Suck: "We're Coming, Leo", an inappropriately joyful-sounding song recorded to capitalize on the current events. When Billy Wilder hired Jay Livingston and Ray Evansnote the writers of "Buttons and Bows", "Que Sera Sera", the Christmas song "Silver Bells", and Nat King Cole's "Mona Lisa", among others to write it, he actually told them to make it the worst song they could think of. | |
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| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_41dce76e | type |
Small Town Boredom | |
| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_41dce76e | comment |
Small Town Boredom: At the start of the story, Chuck has come from New York to Albuquerque to work on a small newspaper after his reputation has hit rock-bottom. One year later, he's voicing his weariness at living in such a sleepy town compared to New York's fast pace. Leo's wife Lorraine also hates the nearly deserted Escudero where they live and is determined to take advantage of Leo's situation to leave. | |
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| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_4e3d253b | type |
Downer Ending | |
| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_4e3d253b | comment |
Downer Ending: Leo dies. So does Chuck. | |
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| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_4eb2ef02 | type |
Vehicle Vanish | |
| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_4eb2ef02 | comment |
Vehicle Vanish: Subverted, when Leo's wife is about to enter the bus that would take away but decides to stay. | |
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Police Are Useless | |
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Police Are Useless: And more than willing to cooperate if you promise the sheriff a reelection, it seems. | |
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| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_5f52cfcf | type |
Intrepid Reporter | |
| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_5f52cfcf | comment |
Intrepid Reporter: Chuck Tatum, who’s also a Manipulative Bastard. | |
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| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_633e176e | type |
Lurid Tales of Doom | |
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Lurid Tales of Doom: | |
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| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_75d6bf40 | type |
Belligerent Sexual Tension | |
| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_75d6bf40 | comment |
Belligerent Sexual Tension: Between Chuck and Minosa's wife, Lorraine. | |
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The Alcoholic | |
| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_7eebe99c | comment |
The Alcoholic: Tatum's had problems with this in the past and returns to it as the film progresses. | |
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| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_82b99947 | type |
Opportunistic Vendors | |
| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_82b99947 | comment |
Opportunistic Vendors: A man trapped in a cave-in is made into a media circus, with a literal carnival built around the entrance to the cave. This explains the movie's other title, The Big Carnival. | |
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| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_a1b141f4 | type |
My God, What Have I Done? | |
| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_a1b141f4 | comment |
My God, What Have I Done?: Chuck goes through a slow-motion breakdown when he realizes Leo is dying because he prolonged the rescue efforts. | |
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| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_ae3d6438 | type |
Deadpan Snarker | |
| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_ae3d6438 | comment |
Deadpan Snarker: Chuck. | |
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| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_bf1255fa | type |
Really Gets Around | |
| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_bf1255fa | comment |
Really Gets Around: Chuck apparently lost one job because he "started something" with the editor's wife. His new editor informs Tatum his own wife is a grandmother three times over, and if Chuck wants to "start something" with her, she'll be quite flattered. Tatum later has an affair with Leo's wife, Lorraine. | |
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| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_c28f97b8 | type |
Indian Burial Ground | |
| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_c28f97b8 | comment |
Indian Burial Ground: A variation. The local Indians and Leo himself say Indian spirits may have caused the cave in because Leo has been raiding the mine for old religious relics. | |
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Shout-Out | |
| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_c75df49a | comment |
Shout-Out: One character identifies himself as a salesman for Pacific All-Risk Insurance, the same company Walter Neff worked for in Wilder's Double Indemnity. | |
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| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_cf92fea8 | type |
Cassandra Truth | |
| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_cf92fea8 | comment |
Cassandra Truth: Ironically coming from the most mendacious character. The New York editor doesn't believe Chuck when he tries to tell the real story. | |
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| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_d52d28b6 | type |
Hypocrite | |
| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_d52d28b6 | comment |
Hypocrite: While Leo's wife is a nasty piece of work, Tatum doesn't really have any moral ground on which to condemn her. | |
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| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_d84b22a5 | type |
Immoral Journalist | |
| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_d84b22a5 | comment |
Immoral Journalist: Chuck is perfectly fine with talking the authorities into delaying the efforts to rescue Leo, so long as he can make a profitable news story out of it. | |
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| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_e5467735 | type |
Expy Coexistence | |
| Ace in the Hole (1951) / int_e5467735 | comment |
Expy Coexistence: Chuck mentions the Floyd Collins case, on which the film's premise is based. | |
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Dirty Cop | |
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Dirty Cop: The sheriff. | |
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Da Editor | |
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Da Editor: Chuck’s old boss from New York. | |
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