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.

Now then, Mr Boot, I sent you a wire this morning.
- Apparently, you didn't get it.
- No, I didn't.
Because you could've saved yourself the trip.
I've quit. I'm not working for you any more.
I'm sorry to hear that, Chuck.
No, you're not. I'm not your kind of newspaperman.
I don't belong in your office, not with that embroidered sign on the wall.
- It gets in my way.
- Then it does bother you a little.
Not enough to stop me.
I'm on my way, and if it takes a deal with a crooked sheriff, that's all right with me.
And if I have to fancy it up with an Indian curse and a broken-hearted wife for Leo, that's all right, too!
Not with me, it isn't. And not with a lot of others in this business.
Phoney, below-the-belt journalism.
That's what it is.
Not below the belt. Right in the gut, Mr Boot.
- Human interest.
- You heard me. Phoney.
For all I know, there isn't even a Leo down there.
Yes, there is. Tatum made sure of that.
Look, I've waited a long time for my turn at bat.
Now that they've pitched me a fat one, I'm gonna smack it right out of the ballpark.
Yes? What paper?
Tell Philadelphia to call back in half an hour.