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Government

Sep. 9, 2000

Hollywood's Newest Spy Story

By Ross Johnson. Before The Eye gets too far into the news involving "Dr. Wen Ho Lee: The Movie," let's look at an Internet Movie Data Base synopsis of Billy Wilder's 1951 film, "Ace in the Hole" (aka "The Big Carnival.")

        By Ross Johnson

        Before The Eye gets too far into the news involving "Dr. Wen Ho Lee: The Movie," let's look at an Internet Movie Data Base synopsis of Billy Wilder's 1951 film, "Ace in the Hole" (aka "The Big Carnival.")
        "A down-on-his-luck reporter takes a job with a small New Mexico newspaper. The job is prett...

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