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.

I sure hope Leo had the good sense to provide for an emergency like this.
Now, you take my outfit, the Pacific All Risk.
- We have a little policy that covers... - Thank you.
Thank you very much, Mr Federber.
I'm sorry we have to interrupt these on-the-spot interviews, but I see it's almost time for Mr Tatum to make his first visit of the day to Leo.
Stand by while we move our microphone.
We'll try to get Mr Tatum to say a few words to you when he reaches us.
Hold it, fan.
Look, Mrs Minosa, they're having a rosary at that little church this evening.
I want you to be there.
I don't go to church.
Kneeling bags my nylons.
You're making enough dough to buy yourself another pair.
I want you to be there because I'm sending Herbie down to get a couple of shots, understand?
Okay.
But only because you wrote me up so pretty in today's paper.
You sure can make with the words.
"A figure of fair-haired loveliness in the lengthening shadow - "of the cursed mountain. Beautiful..." - Unquote.
Tomorrow this'll be yesterday's paper, and they'll wrap a fish in it.
And another thing, mister.
Don't ever slap me again.
Did you buy the cigars for Leo?
Real Havana. The best I could find in Albuquerque.
I got a job for you, fan. Pick up Mrs Minosa. Lorraine, I mean.
Make sure she gets to that church this evening.