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Ace in the Hole
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MOVIE1957 1h 37m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Manhattan press agent Sidney Falco is a frustrated minor-player who, of late, has been unable to gain mentions for his clients in J.J. Hunsecker's influential, nationally syndicated newspaper column because of his failure to make good on a promise to break up the romance between Hunsecker's younger sister, Susan and musician Steve Dallas, an up-and-coming jazz guitarist.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Tony Curtis
Sidney Falco
David White
Otis Elwell
Edith Atwater
Mary
Emile Meyer
Lt. Harry Kello
Bess Flowers
Patron at '21'
John Fiedler
Counterman at Hotdog Stand
Bert Stevens
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Arthur Tovey
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