1951. Starring Kirk Douglas
and Jan Sterling. One of several literary and artistic works based on
events surrounding the 1925 entrapment and death of W. Floyd Collins
in Sand Cave, Ky. See also Robert Penn Warren's novel "The Cave".
Charles Tatum, a down-on-his-luck reporter,
takes a job with a small New Mexico newspaper. The job is pretty boring
until he finds a man trapped in a mine. He jumps at the chance to make
a name for himself by taking over and prolonging the rescue effort,
and feeding stories to major newspapers. He creates a national media
sensation and milks it for all it is worth. |
