Top cast:Mary Pickford,Irvin Willat,Ethel Grandin
Director:Neil Marshall
Genre:Fantasy
Region:Turkey
Year:2005
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.The 1950s breadwinning 'father of the bride' Stanley (Spencer Tracy) presided over a domestic suburban setting, including his wife Ellie Banks (Joan Bennett in her first film for MGM), his always-hungry teenaged son Tommy (Russ Tamblyn), collegiate-aged Ben (Tom Irish), and their eldest "only daughter" - 20 year-old sister Kay (nicknamed "Kitten"), a charming and beautiful young girl.Prologue:A light-colored station wagon drives through the fog up to an old, dusty baroque mansion.The inside of the enormous luxurious chateau is disheveled and messy, showing evidence of the previous night's party/orgy.The male teller ried to engage in a conversation with two customers making deposits.After the first customer (a plump black woman named Sally) made a sizable deposit, the teller noted her "nice, fat deposit.They hurry their preparations for departure.Holt also hopes for Tarzan's assistance: "Tarzan is our only hope."It is a dangerous trip - with wide rivers, hot dusty plains, thick jungles, swamps, and snakes - and the native bearers in the safari are led at a brutal pace.