Ace in the Hole
"Rough, tough Chuck Tatum, who battered his way to the top... trampling everything in his path - men, women and morals !"
An arrogant reporter exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career.
Cast
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)
Crew
Billy Wilder
Director
Billy Wilder
Writer
Lesser Samuels
Writer
Walter Newman
Writer
Billy Wilder
Producer
Arthur P. Schmidt
Editor
A. Earl Hedrick
Art Direction
Hal Pereira
Art Direction
Hugo Friedhofer
Original Music Composer
Charles Lang
Director of Photography
Edith Head
Costume Design
William Schorr
Associate Producer
Bert McKay
Casting
Sam Comer
Set Decoration
Ray Moyer
Set Decoration
Wally Westmore
Makeup Department Head
Hal Lierley
Makeup Artist
Hugh Brown
Production Manager
Richard Blaydon
Production Manager
Charles C. Coleman
Assistant Director
Francisco Day
Assistant Director
John Cope
Sound
Farciot Edouart
Visual Effects
Irmin Roberts
Visual Effects
Doane Harrison
Supervising Film Editor
Sidney Cutner
Orchestrator
George Parrish
Orchestrator
Leo Shuken
Orchestrator
Van Cleave
Orchestrator
Irene Martin
Stand In
William Rand
Camera Operator
George Sherman
Grip
Ed Fitzharris
Wardrobe Designer
Harold Lewis
Sound Recordist
Gene Garvin
Sound Recordist