Norwood persuasively urged Marvin to accept that he had eclipsed his poor-white status from his past." Bard offered to rade or exchange the Arkenstone for the gold that had been promised o them.Thorin then realized that it was Bilbo who had betrayed him, when the Hobbit admitted that he had truly delivered the Arkenstone to them ("It's no trick! The stone is real.Supple pouting breasts, firm thighs - it's a shame you two don't get along.BackgroundAce in the Hole(1951) is director/co-writer Billy Wilder's uncompromising, dark and harsh noirish commentary about human nature, and the unscrupulous and self-serving actions of compromised tabloid-media journalists.Plot SynopsisThe Prologue:A subtitle card begins the film: "The Western and Atlantic Flyer speeding into Marietta, Ga.