Ace in the Hole
“Rough, tough Chuck Tatum, who battered his way to the top... trampling everything in his path - men, women and morals !”
An arrogant reporter exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career.
Genres
Drama
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Ace in the Hole performed
Budget
$1.8M
Worldwide Gross
$1.3M
Gross Profit
−$521,052
Return
0.7× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$187K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Charles Tatum
Kirk Douglas
Charles Tatum
Lorraine
Jan Sterling
Lorraine
Herbie Cook
Robert Arthur
Herbie Cook
Jacob Q. Boot
Porter Hall
Jacob Q. Boot
Mr. Federber
Frank Cady
Mr. Federber
Leo Minosa
Richard Benedict
Leo Minosa
Sheriff
Ray Teal
Sheriff
McCardle
Lewis Martin
McCardle
Papa Minosa
John Berkes
Papa Minosa
Mama Minosa
Frances Dominguez
Mama Minosa
Deputy Sheriff
Gene Evans
Deputy Sheriff
Smollett
Frank Jaquet
Smollett
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