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.

Leo's a rugged boy. The doctor told me that himself.
He'll get the best of care, so don't worry.
Sugar?
- Hey, how about some cigarettes?
- Couple of hot dogs, please.
Don't you wanna be paid, lady? We had four hamburgers and four coffees.
- That's $1.20.
- Can you change a $50?
- Hey, how about one here, Chuck?
- Okay, fan.
Get me a few of Mr Smollett, the man whose know-how is gonna save the life of Leo Minosa.
You'll be the biggest contractor in the business, I bet you.
And let's get that drill. See you, gentlemen. Lot of work to do.
Yes?
Come on, come on. What is it?
I met a lot of hard-boiled eggs in my life, but you, you're 20 minutes.
Is that a boost or a knock? Because I haven't time to figure it out.
I've been doing my own figuring.
Took in 70 bucks so far. By tonight, it ought to be $150.
Seven times $150.
That's over a grand.
That's the first grand I ever had.
Thanks.
Thanks a lot.
Look, Mrs Minosa, your husband's stuck under a mountain.