Take the High Ground!
Take the High Ground!
Release: 1953-10-30
·Runtime: 101m
·★ 5.9
Comedy
Drama
War
Sgt. Thorne Ryan, who once fought bravely in Korea, now serves as a hard-nosed drill instructor to new Army recruits at Fort Bliss, Texas. But is he really the man he is often described as? His fellow instructor, and friend helps him to face the ghosts of his past experiences in Korea. One night in a bar across the border in Juarez, Mexico, Sgt. Ryan meets a lady who begins to turn his life around. Will this be enough to help him deal with the past? Or will he continue to be so hard on his troops?
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Acquanetta
as Bar Girl (uncredited)
Regis Toomey
as Chaplain (uncredited)
Richard Widmark
as Sgt. Thorne Ryan
Karl Malden
as Sgt. Laverne Holt
Don Haggerty
as Commanding Officer (uncredited)
Gordon Jones
as Moose (uncredited)
Russ Tamblyn
as Paul Jamison
Maurice Jara
as Franklin D. No Bear
Bert Freed
as Sgt. Vince Opperman
Dabbs Greer
as Shorty (uncredited)
Steve Mitchell
as Quartermaster Sergeant (uncredited)
Vernon Rich
as Army Doctor (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway
as Bar Girl (uncredited)
Jerome Courtland
as Elvin C. Carey
Nacho Galindo
as Mexican Man (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson
as Carey's Father (uncredited)
Charlita
as Mexican Girl (uncredited)
Robert B. Williams
as Supply Sergeant (uncredited)
Steve Forrest
as Lobo Nagalaski
Robert Arthur
as Donald Quentin Dover IV
Lester Dorr
as Army Doctor (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
as Army Doctor (uncredited)
Harry Hines
as Drunk (uncredited)
Bill Lee
as Singer of "Julie" (uncredited)
Elaine Stewart
as Julie Mollison
Carleton Carpenter
as Merton "Tex" Tolliver
Crew
Dore Schary
Producer
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Jerry Thorpe
Assistant Director
Fritz Ford
Stunts
John Alton
Director of Photography
Douglas Shearer
Recording Supervision
Dimitri Tiomkin
Original Music Composer
William Tuttle
Makeup Artist
Rai Sanders
Stunts
Richard Brooks
Director
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration