倒扣的王牌 Ace in the Hole (1951) Movie Script

杰瑞发布于2023-12-21

身无分文的记者丘克(Kirk Douglas 饰)流落一座新墨西哥州的小城,他舌如巧簧向当地报馆的主编推销自己,宣称自己有制造新闻的天才。波澜不惊的小城生活让曾经供职纽约的丘克倍感无聊。这天,主编令丘克外出采访,丘克于路却意外遭遇一名小镇店主里奥被困山洞。丘克敏感的意识 到这件事情背后的新闻价值,他迅速联系州长、工程队与医生。随着丘克的一篇篇报道,观看施救过程的民众陆续赶来,本欲离开的里奥妻子因为看到有利可图而选择留下,并与丘克站到了同一阵营,丘克安排采用费时的营救方式来维持事件的新闻热度。几天内人群不断涌入,营救现场俨然成为游乐场。丘克与纽约的老上司讨价还价之时,洞中的里奥却走到了生命的尽头.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.

- Yes, sir.
Go ahead. What is it?
Well, Mr Boot, I was passing through Albuquerque.
Had breakfast here.
Read your paper.
Thought you might be interested in my reaction.
- You bet I am.
- Well, sir, it made me throw up.
I don't want you to think I expected The New York Times.
But even for Albuquerque, this is pretty Albuquerque.
All right. Here's your nickel back.
Now, what's all this about my making $200 a week?
Apparently, you're not familiar with my name.
Can't say that I am.
That's because you don't get the eastern papers out here.
I thought maybe once in a while somebody would toss one out of the Super Chief and you might've seen my byline.
Charles Tatum? Worked New York, Chicago, Detroit... - What about the $200?
- I was coming to that.
Mr Boot, I'm a $250-a-week newspaperman.
- I can be had for $50.
- Why are you so good to me?
I know newspapers backward, forward and sideways.
I can write them, edit them, print them, wrap them and sell them.
- Don't need anybody right now.
- I can handle big news and little news.