Ace in the Hole (1951)

Rattlesnake Hunt

Chuck (Kirk Douglas) talks to Herbie (Robert Arthur) about what makes a good story.

Directed by Billy Wilder.

Released in 1951 by Paramount.

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  • character-type: Reporter
  • character-type: News Reporter
  • character-type: Mentor
  • action: Drive
  • primary-genre: Classics
  • secondary-genre: Classics
  • mood: Witty
  • prop: Car
  • setting: Desert
  • setting: Car
  • theme: Education
  • theme: Success
  • theme: Truth
  • theme: Experience
  • theme: Fear
  • actor: Kirk Douglas
  • actor: Robert Arthur
  • director: Billy Wilder
  • producer: William Schorr
  • producer: Billy Wilder
  • cinematographer: Charles Lang
  • composer: Hugo Friedhofer
  • editor: Arthur P. Schmidt
  • costume-designer: Edith Head
  • role-name: Herbie Cook
  • role-name: Chuck Tatum
  • screenwriter: Lesser Samuels
  • screenwriter: Victor Desny
  • screenwriter: Walter Newman
  • screenwriter: Billy Wilder
  • year: 1951
  • studio: Paramount