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
Vernon Rich
as Army Doctor (uncredited)
Regis Toomey
as Chaplain (uncredited)
Karl Malden
as Sgt. Laverne Holt
Steve Mitchell
as Quartermaster Sergeant (uncredited)
Robert B. Williams
as Supply Sergeant (uncredited)
Charlita
as Mexican Girl (uncredited)
Dabbs Greer
as Shorty (uncredited)
Bert Freed
as Sgt. Vince Opperman
Bill Lee
as Singer of "Julie" (uncredited)
Richard Widmark
as Sgt. Thorne Ryan
Jerome Courtland
as Elvin C. Carey
Acquanetta
as Bar Girl (uncredited)
Harry Hines
as Drunk (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway
as Bar Girl (uncredited)
Steve Forrest
as Lobo Nagalaski
Robert Arthur
as Donald Quentin Dover IV
Maurice Jara
as Franklin D. No Bear
Lester Dorr
as Army Doctor (uncredited)
Nacho Galindo
as Mexican Man (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
as Army Doctor (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson
as Carey's Father (uncredited)
Don Haggerty
as Commanding Officer (uncredited)
Elaine Stewart
as Julie Mollison
Carleton Carpenter
as Merton "Tex" Tolliver
Russ Tamblyn
as Paul Jamison
Gordon Jones
as Moose (uncredited)
Crew
William Tuttle
Makeup Artist
Fritz Ford
Stunts
Dore Schary
Producer
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Richard Brooks
Director
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Rai Sanders
Stunts
Douglas Shearer
Recording Supervision
John Alton
Director of Photography
Jerry Thorpe
Assistant Director
Dimitri Tiomkin
Original Music Composer