Take the High Ground! (1953)
From its rowdy, ribald horse-play, to its rousing marching song... from its hard-boiled hates and slugging feuds to its tough-but tender love story... this is a drama of our times... exciting, exalting, young, brave and alive!
101 min
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?
- Release date
- October 30, 1953
- Country of origin
- United States
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 Naglaski
- Robert Arthur as Donald Quentin Dover IV
- Chris Warfield as Soldier
- William Hairston as Daniel Hazard
Crew
- Richard Brooks · Director
- Millard Kaufman · Writer
- Dore Schary · Producer
- Dimitri Tiomkin · Composer
- John Alton · Cinematographer
- John D. Dunning · Editor