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. ??John Oswalt Awards: 4 wins & 3 nominations totalBudget: $1,800,000 (estimated)Worldwide Gross: $2,300,000Soundtrack: The Hut-Sut Song ((uncredited))Billy WilderKirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Robert Arthur1951-07-04 (United States)tt0043338