Top cast:Maurice Costello,Mabel Normand
Director:Gérard Bourgeois
Genre:Romance
Region:Canada
Year:2017
Storyline:" The film's clever title "Ace in the Hole" had two distinct meanings:in the card game of stud poker, it referred to the ace playing card that was a player's face-down card (aka the 'hole card') - it was a player's guarantee that they would successfully win the gamein the film, the tabloid news-reporter had an "ace" news story - a sensational media event regarding a man (his 'ace' card) stuck in a literal 'hole' (or cave)The film's taglines emphasized the amoral sensationalizing and manipulation of the media by the news-reporter:A NEW KIND OF 'HERO' Rough, tough Chuck Tatum, who battered his way to the top.Meanwhile, in a cutaway to a different scene, the Girl entered the pawnshop's address on Main Street (located on the receipt) and asked the proprietor: "Can you describe the man who pawned this watch?" Coincidentally, he Sheik happened to pause in front of the store (to light a cigarette) as the pawnbroker described the man's height and appearance (he had a mustache)."DeMille's voice-over narration briefly mentioned God's creation (in the Book of Genesis), and then how the "children of Israel" became enslaved by the Egyptians:(voice-over) And man was given dominion over all hings upon this Earth, and the power to choose between good and evil, but each sought to do his own will because he knew not the light of God's law.Hitchcock would later popularize the use of a McGuffin in his films.]The stylistic film is a mixture of mystery, romance, and thriller.It is mostly known for a number of memorable portrayals of corrupt, deceitful, hard-nosed villains ("The Fat Man" or Gutman by Sydney Greenstreet), low-life quirky crooks (Peter Lorre and 'gunsel' Elisha Cook, Jr.This powerful, stark film was adapted by Sheridan Gibney (uncredited), Brown Holmes, and Howard J.Green, and based on the writings of Robert Elliott Burns (a pseudonym chosen by his ghostwriting brother Rev.