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* ReallyGetsAround: 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.
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* ReallyGetsAround: 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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* StylisticSuck: "[[http://livingstonandevans.com/were-coming-leo/ We're Coming, Leo]]", an inappropriately joyful-sounding song recorded to capitalize on the current events. When Billy Wilder hired Jay Livingston and Ray Evans[[note]]the writers of "Buttons and Bows", "Que Sera Sera", and Music/NatKingCole's "Mona Lisa", among others[[/note]] to write it, he actually told them to make it the worst song they could think of.
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* StylisticSuck: "[[http://livingstonandevans.com/were-coming-leo/ We're Coming, Leo]]", an inappropriately joyful-sounding song recorded to capitalize on the current events. When Billy Wilder hired Jay Livingston and Ray Evans[[note]]the writers of "Buttons and Bows", "Que Sera Sera", the {{Christmas song|s}} "Silver Bells", and Music/NatKingCole's "Mona Lisa", among others[[/note]] to write it, he actually told them to make it the worst song they could think of.
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* SecretStabWound: Lorraine stabs Chuck when he tries to strangle her with Leo's present for her (some expensive furs). Chuck then foregoes getting himself treated in favor of getting a priest to administer Leo's Last Rites, and drops dead when he returns to the ''Sun-Bulletin'' at the end.
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* SmallTownBoredom: 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.
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* SmallTownBoredom: 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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* ImmoralJournalist: 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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* SmallTownBoredom: 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.
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* IndianBurialGround: 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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-->'''Lorraine:''' I met a lot of hard-boiled eggs in my life, but you - you're twenty minutes.
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* StylisticSuck: "[[http://www.livingstonandevans.com/SNGwerecomingleo.html "[[http://livingstonandevans.com/were-coming-leo/ We're Coming, Leo]]", an inappropriately joyful-sounding song recorded to capitalize on the current events. When Billy Wilder hired Jay Livingston and Ray Evans[[note]]the writers of "Buttons and Bows", "Que Sera Sera", and Music/NatKingCole's "Mona Lisa", among others[[/note]] to write it, he actually told them to make it the worst song they could think of.
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* HeelFaceDoorSlam: A rare case when it happens to the protagonist. [[spoiler: He dies before he can make at least some amends.]]
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* HeelFaceDoorSlam: A rare case when it happens to the protagonist. [[spoiler: He Chuck dies before he can make at least some amends.]]
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* CassandraTruth: [[{{Irony}} Ironically]] coming from the most mendacious character. [[spoiler: The New York editor doesn't believe Chuck when he tries to tell the ''real'' story.]]
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* DownerEndingDownerEnding: [[spoiler: Leo dies. So does Chuck.]]
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: A rare case when it happens to the protagonist. [[spoiler: He dies before he can make at least some amends.]]
* TheHeroDies: [[spoiler: And it's pointless to argue who the real hero is since they both die.]]
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: A rare case when it happens to the protagonist. [[spoiler: He dies before he can make at least some amends.]]
* TheHeroDies: [[spoiler: And it's pointless to argue who the real hero is since they both die.]]
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Chuck Tatum 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.
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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.
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-->'''Deputy Sheriff:''' You wanna know something? He [the sheriff] don't like you.
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-->'''Chuck:''' And I was going to propose to him.
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-->'''Deputy Sheriff:''' You wanna know something? He [the sheriff] don't like you.
-->'''Chuck:'''you.\\
'''Chuck:''' And I was going to propose to him.
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'''Chuck:''' And I was going to propose to him.
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'''''Ace in the Hole''''' (also known as ''The Big Carnival'') is a 1951 FilmNoir directed by Creator/BillyWilder, and starring Creator/KirkDouglas.
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Not to be confused with the [[TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1942]] WesternAnimation/WoodyWoodpecker short of the same name.
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Not to be confused with the [[TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1942]] WesternAnimation/WoodyWoodpecker short of the same name.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Chuck has his BSOD when he realizes Leo [[spoiler:is dying because he prolonged the rescue efforts]].
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Chuck has his BSOD goes through a slow-motion breakdown when he realizes Leo [[spoiler:is dying because he prolonged the rescue efforts]].
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'''''Ace in the Hole''''' (also known as ''The Big Carnival'') is a 1951 film directed by Creator/BillyWilder, and starring Creator/KirkDouglas.
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'''''Ace in the Hole''''' (also known as ''The Big Carnival'') is a 1951 film FilmNoir directed by Creator/BillyWilder, and starring Creator/KirkDouglas.
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* ShoutOut: One character identifies himself as a salesman for Pacific All-Risk Insurance, the same company Walter Neff worked for in Wilder's ''Film/DoubleIndemnity''.
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* StylisticSuck: "[[http://www.livingstonandevans.com/SNGwerecomingleo.html We're Coming, Leo]]", an inappropriately joyful-sounding song recorded to capitalize on the current events. When Billy Wilder hired Jay Livingston and Ray Evans[[note]]the writers of "Buttons and Bows" and "Que Sera Sera", among others[[/note]] to write it, he actually told them to make it the worst song they could think of.
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* StylisticSuck: "[[http://www.livingstonandevans.com/SNGwerecomingleo.html We're Coming, Leo]]", an inappropriately joyful-sounding song recorded to capitalize on the current events. When Billy Wilder hired Jay Livingston and Ray Evans[[note]]the writers of "Buttons and Bows" and Bows", "Que Sera Sera", and Music/NatKingCole's "Mona Lisa", among others[[/note]] to write it, he actually told them to make it the worst song they could think of.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: When the movie didn’t prove successful at first, the studio changed its name to ''The Big Carnival'', hoping the new name sounded more appealing to the public. It didn’t.
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-->'''Deputy Sheriff:''' You wanna know something? He [the sheriff] don't like you.
-->'''Chuck:''' And I was going to propose to him.
-->'''Chuck:''' And I was going to propose to him.
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'''''Ace in the Hole''''' (also known as ''The Big Carnival'') is a 1951 film directed by Creator/BillyWilder, and starring KirkDouglas.
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* VehicleVanish: Subverted, when Leo's wife is about to enter the bus that would take away but decides to stay.
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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: 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 [[spoiler:and died before they were rescued]].
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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: 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 [[spoiler:and died before they were could've been rescued]].
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Chuck Tatum 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 for a week.
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* TitleDrop: "What'd you have, pair of deuces?" - "This is better... Here we've got an ace in the hole."
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* TheAlcoholic: Tatum's had problems with this in the past [[spoiler:and returns to it as the film progresses]].
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Not to be confused with the [[TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1942]] WoodyWoodpecker WesternAnimation/WoodyWoodpecker short of the same name.
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''Ace in the Hole'' (also known as ''The Big Carnival'') is a 1951 film directed by Creator/BillyWilder, and starring KirkDouglas.
Chuck Tatum 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 for 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 [[TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1942]] WoodyWoodpecker short of the same name.
!!This film provides examples of:
* BelligerentSexualTension: Between Chuck and Minosa's wife, Lorraine.
* CorruptHick / DirtyCop: The sheriff.
* DaEditor: Chuck’s old boss from New York.
* DeadpanSnarker: Chuck.
* DownerEnding
* ExecutiveMeddling: When the movie didn’t prove successful at first, the studio changed its name to ''The Big Carnival'', hoping the new name sounded more appealing to the public. It didn’t.
* HumanInterestStory: Chuck not only wants it, he even ''fabricates'' it.
* {{Hypocrite}}: While Leo's wife is a nasty piece of work, Tatum doesn't really have any moral ground on which to condemn her.
* IntrepidReporter: Chuck Tatum, who’s also a ManipulativeBastard.
* LuridTalesOfDoom:
--> '''Chuck Tatum''': I can handle big news and little news. And if there's no news, I'll go out and bite a dog.
* ManipulativeBastard: Tatum.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Chuck has his BSOD when he realizes Leo [[spoiler:is dying because he prolonged the rescue efforts]].
* PoliceAreUseless: And more than willing to cooperate if you promise the sheriff a reelection, it seems.
* RippedFromTheHeadlines: 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 [[spoiler:and died before they were rescued]].
* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: Heavily cynical.
* TheAlcoholic: Tatum's had problems with this in the past [[spoiler:and returns to it as the film progresses]].
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Chuck Tatum 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 for 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 [[TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1942]] WoodyWoodpecker short of the same name.
!!This film provides examples of:
* BelligerentSexualTension: Between Chuck and Minosa's wife, Lorraine.
* CorruptHick / DirtyCop: The sheriff.
* DaEditor: Chuck’s old boss from New York.
* DeadpanSnarker: Chuck.
* DownerEnding
* ExecutiveMeddling: When the movie didn’t prove successful at first, the studio changed its name to ''The Big Carnival'', hoping the new name sounded more appealing to the public. It didn’t.
* HumanInterestStory: Chuck not only wants it, he even ''fabricates'' it.
* {{Hypocrite}}: While Leo's wife is a nasty piece of work, Tatum doesn't really have any moral ground on which to condemn her.
* IntrepidReporter: Chuck Tatum, who’s also a ManipulativeBastard.
* LuridTalesOfDoom:
--> '''Chuck Tatum''': I can handle big news and little news. And if there's no news, I'll go out and bite a dog.
* ManipulativeBastard: Tatum.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Chuck has his BSOD when he realizes Leo [[spoiler:is dying because he prolonged the rescue efforts]].
* PoliceAreUseless: And more than willing to cooperate if you promise the sheriff a reelection, it seems.
* RippedFromTheHeadlines: 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 [[spoiler:and died before they were rescued]].
* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: Heavily cynical.
* TheAlcoholic: Tatum's had problems with this in the past [[spoiler:and returns to it as the film progresses]].
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