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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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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 [[NothingExcitingEverHappensHere a little town where almost nothing happens.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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* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: Heavily cynical.
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* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: 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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* ShootTheShaggyDog: [[spoiler: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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* OpportunisticVendors: 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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* ExpyCoexistence: Chuck mentions the Floyd Collins case, on which the film's premise is based.
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* CorruptHick[=/=]DirtyCop: The sheriff.
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* DirtyCop: The sheriff.
