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