Ace in the Hole
Plot: An arrogant reporter exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career.
Release Date:
Friday, June 29 1951
73 years ago
73 years ago
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Cast
Kirk Douglas. Kirk Douglas was 34 in Ace in the Hole as 'Charles Tatum'.Birthday: Sat, Dec 09 1916 –
Died: Wed, Feb 05 2020
Died: Wed, Feb 05 2020
Jan Sterling. Jan Sterling was 30 in Ace in the Hole as 'Lorraine'.Birthday: Sun, Apr 03 1921 –
Died: Fri, Mar 26 2004
Died: Fri, Mar 26 2004
Robert Arthur. Robert Arthur was 26 in Ace in the Hole as 'Herbie Cook'.Birthday: Thu, Jun 18 1925 –
Died: Wed, Oct 01 2008
Died: Wed, Oct 01 2008
Porter Hall. Porter Hall was 62 in Ace in the Hole as 'Jacob Q. Boot'.Birthday: Tue, Sep 18 1888 –
Died: Tue, Oct 06 1953
Died: Tue, Oct 06 1953
Frank Cady. Frank Cady was 35 in Ace in the Hole as 'Mr. Federber'.Birthday: Wed, Sep 08 1915 –
Died: Fri, Jun 08 2012
Died: Fri, Jun 08 2012
Richard Benedict. Richard Benedict was 31 in Ace in the Hole as 'Leo Minosa'.Birthday: Thu, Jan 08 1920 –
Died: Wed, Apr 25 1984
Died: Wed, Apr 25 1984
Ray Teal. Ray Teal was 49 in Ace in the Hole as 'Sheriff'.Birthday: Sun, Jan 12 1902 –
Died: Fri, Apr 02 1976
Died: Fri, Apr 02 1976
Lewis Martin. Lewis Martin was 56 in Ace in the Hole as 'McCardle'.Birthday: Wed, Oct 31 1894 –
Died: Fri, Feb 21 1969
Died: Fri, Feb 21 1969
John Berkes. John Berkes was 56 in Ace in the Hole as 'Papa Minosa'.Birthday: Thu, Jun 13 1895 –
Died: Thu, Jul 05 1951
Died: Thu, Jul 05 1951
Frances Dominguez. Frances Dominguez was >> in Ace in the Hole as 'Mama Minosa'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Gene Evans. Gene Evans was 28 in Ace in the Hole as 'Deputy Sheriff'.Birthday: Tue, Jul 11 1922 –
Died: Wed, Apr 01 1998
Died: Wed, Apr 01 1998
Frank Jaquet. Frank Jaquet was 66 in Ace in the Hole as 'Smollett'.Birthday: Sun, Mar 15 1885 –
Died: Sun, May 11 1958
Died: Sun, May 11 1958
Harry Harvey. Harry Harvey was 50 in Ace in the Hole as 'Dr. Hilton'.Birthday: Thu, Jan 10 1901 –
Died: Wed, Nov 27 1985
Died: Wed, Nov 27 1985
Geraldine Hall. Geraldine Hall was >> in Ace in the Hole as 'Mrs. Federber'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Richard Gaines. Richard Gaines was 46 in Ace in the Hole as 'Nagel'.Birthday: Sat, Jul 23 1904 –
Died: Mon, Jul 21 1975
Died: Mon, Jul 21 1975
Oscar Belinda. Oscar Belinda was >> in Ace in the Hole as 'Barker (uncredited)'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Martin Bendleton. Martin Bendleton was >> in Ace in the Hole as 'Barker (uncredited)'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Basil Chester. Basil Chester was >> in Ace in the Hole as 'Indian (uncredited)'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Ken Christy. Ken Christy was 56 in Ace in the Hole as 'Jessop (uncredited)'.Birthday: Fri, Nov 23 1894 –
Died: Mon, Jul 23 1962
Died: Mon, Jul 23 1962
Stewart Kirk Clawson. Stewart Kirk Clawson was >> in Ace in the Hole as 'Federber Boy (uncredited)'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Iron Eyes Cody. Iron Eyes Cody was 44 in Ace in the Hole as 'Indian Copy Boy (uncredited)'.Birthday: Wed, Apr 03 1907 –
Died: Sun, Jan 03 1999
Died: Sun, Jan 03 1999
Francisco Day. Francisco Day was >> in Ace in the Hole as 'Photographer (uncredited)'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Lester Dorr. Lester Dorr was 58 in Ace in the Hole as 'Father Diego (uncredited)'.Birthday: Sun, May 07 1893 –
Died: Mon, Aug 25 1980
Died: Mon, Aug 25 1980
Claire Du Brey. Claire Du Brey was 58 in Ace in the Hole as 'Spinster (uncredited)'.Birthday: Tue, Aug 30 1892 –
Died: Sun, Aug 01 1993
Died: Sun, Aug 01 1993
Edith Evanson. Edith Evanson was 55 in Ace in the Hole as 'Miss Deverich (uncredited)'.Birthday: Sun, Apr 26 1896 –
Died: Sat, Nov 29 1980
Died: Sat, Nov 29 1980
William Fawcett. William Fawcett was 56 in Ace in the Hole as 'Sad-Faced Man (uncredited)'.Birthday: Sat, Sep 08 1894 –
Died: Fri, Jan 25 1974
Died: Fri, Jan 25 1974
John Stuart Fulton. John Stuart Fulton was >> in Ace in the Hole as 'Boy (uncredited)'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Joe Gray. Joe Gray was 39 in Ace in the Hole as 'Minor Role (uncredited)'.Birthday: Sun, May 05 1912 –
Died: Mon, Mar 15 1971
Died: Mon, Mar 15 1971
Charles Griffin. Charles Griffin was >> in Ace in the Hole as 'Mr. Wendel (uncredited)'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Larry Hogan. Larry Hogan was >> in Ace in the Hole as 'Television Announcer (uncredited)'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Frank Keith. Frank Keith was >> in Ace in the Hole as 'Fireman (uncredited)'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Bob Kortman. Bob Kortman was 63 in Ace in the Hole as 'Digger (uncredited)'.Birthday: Sat, Dec 24 1887 –
Died: Mon, Mar 13 1967
Died: Mon, Mar 13 1967
Martha Maryman. Martha Maryman was >> in Ace in the Hole as 'Woman (uncredited)'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Stanley McKay. Stanley McKay was >> in Ace in the Hole as 'Reporter (uncredited)'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Joe J. Merrill. Joe J. Merrill was >> in Ace in the Hole as 'Digger (uncredited)'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Paul D. Merrill. Paul D. Merrill was >> in Ace in the Hole as 'Federber Boy (uncredited)'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Lee Miller. Lee Miller was 33 in Ace in the Hole as 'Mover (uncredited)'.Birthday: Thu, Mar 21 1918 –
Died: Fri, Jul 26 2002
Died: Fri, Jul 26 2002
Ralph Moody. Ralph Moody was 64 in Ace in the Hole as 'Kusac - Miner (uncredited)'.Birthday: Fri, Nov 05 1886 –
Died: Thu, Sep 16 1971
Died: Thu, Sep 16 1971
Bert Moorhouse. Bert Moorhouse was 56 in Ace in the Hole as 'Josh Morgan (uncredited)'.Birthday: Tue, Nov 20 1894 –
Died: Tue, Jan 26 1954
Died: Tue, Jan 26 1954
William H. O'Brien. William H. O'Brien was 59 in Ace in the Hole as 'Customer at Minosa's (uncredited)'.Birthday: Sun, Jul 19 1891 –
Died: Sat, Apr 18 1981
Died: Sat, Apr 18 1981
Frank Andrew Parker. Frank Andrew Parker was >> in Ace in the Hole as 'Reporter (uncredited)'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Martin Pendleton. Martin Pendleton was >> in Ace in the Hole as 'Barker (uncredited)'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
William N. Peters. William N. Peters was >> in Ace in the Hole as 'Photographer (uncredited)'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Timothy Carey. Timothy Carey was 22 in Ace in the Hole as 'Construction Worker (uncredited)'.Birthday: Mon, Mar 11 1929 –
Died: Wed, May 11 1994
Died: Wed, May 11 1994
Bill Ramsey. Bill Ramsey was 20 in Ace in the Hole as 'Vocalist (uncredited)'.Birthday: Fri, Apr 17 1931 –
Died: Fri, Jul 02 2021
Died: Fri, Jul 02 2021
Jack Roberts. Jack Roberts was >> in Ace in the Hole as 'Newspaperman (uncredited)'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Bill Sheehan. Bill Sheehan was >> in Ace in the Hole as 'Man (uncredited)'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Bert Stevens. Bert Stevens was 46 in Ace in the Hole as 'Reporter (uncredited)'.Birthday: Sun, Feb 26 1905 –
Died: Mon, Dec 14 1964
Died: Mon, Dec 14 1964
John 'Bub' Sweeney. John 'Bub' Sweeney was >> in Ace in the Hole as 'Reporter (uncredited)'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Rythem Wranglers. Rythem Wranglers was >> in Ace in the Hole as 'Band (uncredited)'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Crew
Billy Wilder. Billy Wilder was 45 in Ace in the Hole as 'Writer, Producer, Director'Birthday: Fri, Jun 22 1906 –
Died: Wed, Mar 27 2002
Died: Wed, Mar 27 2002
Charles Lang. Charles Lang was 49 in Ace in the Hole as 'Director of Photography'Birthday: Thu, Mar 27 1902 –
Died: Fri, Apr 03 1998
Died: Fri, Apr 03 1998
Charles C. Coleman. Charles C. Coleman was 50 in Ace in the Hole as 'Assistant Director'Birthday: Sat, Dec 29 1900 –
Died: Thu, May 25 1972
Died: Thu, May 25 1972
Francisco Day. Francisco Day was >> in Ace in the Hole as 'Assistant Director'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Walter Newman. Walter Newman was 35 in Ace in the Hole as 'Writer'Birthday: Fri, Feb 11 1916 –
Died: Thu, Oct 14 1993
Died: Thu, Oct 14 1993
William Schorr. William Schorr was >> in Ace in the Hole as 'Associate Producer'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Arthur P. Schmidt. Arthur P. Schmidt was 38 in Ace in the Hole as 'Editor'Birthday: Wed, Aug 21 1912 –
Died: Thu, Jul 22 1965
Died: Thu, Jul 22 1965
Doane Harrison. Doane Harrison was 56 in Ace in the Hole as 'Supervising Film Editor'Birthday: Wed, Sep 19 1894 –
Died: Mon, Nov 11 1968
Died: Mon, Nov 11 1968
Hugo Friedhofer. Hugo Friedhofer was 50 in Ace in the Hole as 'Original Music Composer'Birthday: Fri, May 03 1901 –
Died: Sun, May 17 1981
Died: Sun, May 17 1981
Edith Head. Edith Head was 53 in Ace in the Hole as 'Costume Design'Birthday: Thu, Oct 28 1897 –
Died: Sat, Oct 24 1981
Died: Sat, Oct 24 1981
Sam Comer. Sam Comer was 57 in Ace in the Hole as 'Set Decoration'Birthday: Thu, Jul 13 1893 –
Died: Fri, Dec 27 1974
Died: Fri, Dec 27 1974
Hal Pereira. Hal Pereira was 46 in Ace in the Hole as 'Art Direction'Birthday: Sat, Apr 29 1905 –
Died: Sat, Dec 17 1983
Died: Sat, Dec 17 1983
Wally Westmore. Wally Westmore was 45 in Ace in the Hole as 'Makeup Department Head'Birthday: Tue, Feb 13 1906 –
Died: Tue, Jul 03 1973
Died: Tue, Jul 03 1973
Ray Moyer. Ray Moyer was 53 in Ace in the Hole as 'Set Decoration'Birthday: Mon, Feb 21 1898 –
Died: Thu, Feb 06 1986
Died: Thu, Feb 06 1986
Farciot Edouart. Farciot Edouart was 56 in Ace in the Hole as 'Visual Effects'Birthday: Mon, Nov 05 1894 –
Died: Mon, Mar 17 1980
Died: Mon, Mar 17 1980
A. Earl Hedrick. A. Earl Hedrick was 55 in Ace in the Hole as 'Art Direction'Birthday: Mon, Mar 02 1896 –
Died: Wed, Sep 18 1985
Died: Wed, Sep 18 1985
Sidney Cutner. Sidney Cutner was 48 in Ace in the Hole as 'Orchestrator'Birthday: Thu, Apr 16 1903 –
Died: Mon, Sep 20 1971
Died: Mon, Sep 20 1971
John Cope. John Cope was 47 in Ace in the Hole as 'Sound'Birthday: Sat, Jul 11 1903 –
Died: Thu, May 12 1955
Died: Thu, May 12 1955
Irmin Roberts. Irmin Roberts was 46 in Ace in the Hole as 'Visual Effects'Birthday: Thu, Jun 30 1904 –
Died: Thu, Oct 26 1978
Died: Thu, Oct 26 1978
Van Cleave. Van Cleave was 41 in Ace in the Hole as 'Orchestrator'Birthday: Sun, May 08 1910 –
Died: Thu, Jul 02 1970
Died: Thu, Jul 02 1970
George Parrish. George Parrish was >> in Ace in the Hole as 'Orchestrator'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Richard Blaydon. Richard Blaydon was 62 in Ace in the Hole as 'Production Manager'Birthday: Mon, Nov 12 1888 –
Died: Sun, Jun 01 1969
Died: Sun, Jun 01 1969
Ed Fitzharris. Ed Fitzharris was 61 in Ace in the Hole as 'Wardrobe Designer'Birthday: Wed, Feb 05 1890 –
Died: Sat, Oct 12 1974
Died: Sat, Oct 12 1974