Ace in the Hole (1951)

Charles Tatum, a down-on-his-luck reporter, takes a job with a small New Mexico newspaper. The job is pretty boring until he finds a man trapped in an old Indian dwelling. He jumps at the chance to make a name for himself by taking over and prolonging the rescue effort, and feeding stories to major newspapers. He creates a national media sensation and milks it for all it is worth - until things go terribly wrong. Written by

1Hr 51Min
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Stars:
Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Robert Arthur 

Devin O'Leary, chief film critic at the Weekly Alibi, hosts "Fake News: Journalism Goes to Hollywood" a film and discussion series held at the KiMo Theatre once a month through November. The series examines the role of the press in democratic societies and invites the audience to engage in conversation with the guests about the future of journalism.

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Fake News … Journalism Goes to Hollywood is part of the "Democracy and the Informed Citizen" initiative, which is administered by the Federation of State Humanities Councils. The series is aimed at deepening the public's knowledge and appreciation of the interconnections joining democracy, the humanities, journalism and an informed citizenry.  Special thanks go to The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for its generous support of the initiative and to the Pulitzer Prizes for their partnership.