Take the High Ground!

Take the High Ground!

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!

1953 en 101 minutes

Rating: 5.7

Plot

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?

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Cast

Richard Widmark

Richard Widmark

Sgt. Thorne Ryan

Karl Malden

Karl Malden

Sgt. Laverne Holt

Elaine Stewart

Elaine Stewart

Julie Mollison

Carleton Carpenter

Carleton Carpenter

Merton "Tex" Tolliver

Russ Tamblyn

Russ Tamblyn

Paul Jamison

Jerome Courtland

Jerome Courtland

Elvin C. Carey

Steve Forrest

Steve Forrest

Lobo Nagalaski

Robert Arthur

Robert Arthur

Donald Quentin Dover IV

Maurice Jara

Maurice Jara

Franklin D. No Bear

William Hairston

William Hairston

Daniel Hazard

Bert Freed

Bert Freed

Sgt. Vince Opperman

Acquanetta

Acquanetta

Bar Girl (uncredited)

Matilda Caldwell

Matilda Caldwell

Mrs. Hazard (uncredited)

Charlita

Charlita

Mexican Girl (uncredited)

John Close

John Close

Military Policeman (uncredited)

Joe Dominguez

Joe Dominguez

Shooting Gallery Proprietor (uncredited)

Lester Dorr

Lester Dorr

Army Doctor (uncredited)

Nacho Galindo

Nacho Galindo

Mexican Man (uncredited)

Jack Gargan

Jack Gargan

Army Doctor (uncredited)

Dabbs Greer

Dabbs Greer

Shorty (uncredited)

Don Haggerty

Don Haggerty

Commanding Officer (uncredited)

Creighton Hale

Creighton Hale

Army Doctor (uncredited)

Harry Hines

Harry Hines

Drunk (uncredited)

Gordon Jones

Gordon Jones

Moose (uncredited)

Richard Landry

Richard Landry

Recruit (uncredited)

Bill Lee

Bill Lee

Singer of "Julie" (uncredited)

Mickey McCardle

Mickey McCardle

Soldier (uncredited)

Steve Mitchell

Steve Mitchell

Quartermaster Sergeant (uncredited)

Tom Quinn

Tom Quinn

Army Doctor (uncredited)

Vernon Rich

Vernon Rich

Army Doctor (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway

Suzanne Ridgway

Bar Girl (uncredited)

Harry Stanton

Harry Stanton

Army Doctor (uncredited)

Clarence Straight

Clarence Straight

Cowboy (uncredited)

Regis Toomey

Regis Toomey

Chaplain (uncredited)

Tommy Walker

Tommy Walker

Soldier (uncredited)

Guy Wilkerson

Guy Wilkerson

Carey's Father (uncredited)

Robert B. Williams

Robert B. Williams

Supply Sergeant (uncredited)

Wilson Wood

Wilson Wood

Marine Friend (uncredited)

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