The Hole: Ace In

The phrase describes a hidden resource or advantage kept in reserve until it can be used to ensure success.

Directed by Billy Wilder and starring , this film is a biting satire on media sensationalism and human greed. Ace in the Hole

In the 19th-century American West, the term was also used to describe a hidden weapon , like a concealed gun. By the 1920s, it transitioned into a general metaphor for any surprise leverage. 2. The 1951 Film (The Big Carnival) The phrase describes a hidden resource or advantage