Ep 23 - Ace in the Hole

Kirk Douglas as Chuck Tatum in Ace in the Hole

Tighten your belts and pull on your suspenders listeners, we're talking Ace in the Hole! Kirk Douglas dives face first into his wholly unsympathetic turn as an unscrupulous reporter in director Billy Wilder’s classic, sunbaked noir. 

An infamous flop in 1951, time has allowed audiences to realize the brilliance of this critique of American life and the media. Nary an asphalt jungle or shadow laden alleyway are to be found, but this one’s as mean and cynical as film noir movies get. So hop on the ferris wheel of this big carnival as we celebrate one of our favorites in the genre! 

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