Take the High Ground! (1953)
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?
Director: Richard Brooks
The Cast
Richard Widmark
Sgt. Thorne Ryan
Karl Malden
Sgt. Laverne Holt
Elaine Stewart
Julie Mollison
Carleton Carpenter
Merton "Tex" Tolliver
Russ Tamblyn
Paul Jamison
Jerome Courtland
Elvin C. Carey
Steve Forrest
Lobo Nagalaski
Robert Arthur
Donald Quentin Dover IV
Maurice Jara
Franklin D. No Bear
William Hairston
Daniel Hazard
Bert Freed
Sgt. Vince Opperman
Acquanetta
Bar Girl (uncredited)
Matilda Caldwell
Mrs. Hazard (uncredited)
Charlita
Mexican Girl (uncredited)
John Close
Military Policeman (uncredited)
Joe Dominguez
Shooting Gallery Proprietor (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
Army Doctor (uncredited)
Nacho Galindo
Mexican Man (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Army Doctor (uncredited)
Dabbs Greer
Shorty (uncredited)
Don Haggerty
Commanding Officer (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
Army Doctor (uncredited)
Harry Hines
Drunk (uncredited)
Gordon Jones
Moose (uncredited)
Richard Landry
Recruit (uncredited)
Bill Lee
Singer of "Julie" (uncredited)
Mickey McCardle
Soldier (uncredited)
Steve Mitchell
Quartermaster Sergeant (uncredited)
Tom Quinn
Army Doctor (uncredited)
Vernon Rich
Army Doctor (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway
Bar Girl (uncredited)
Harry Stanton
Army Doctor (uncredited)
Clarence Straight
Cowboy (uncredited)
Regis Toomey
Chaplain (uncredited)
Tommy Walker
Soldier (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson
Carey's Father (uncredited)
Robert B. Williams
Supply Sergeant (uncredited)
Wilson Wood
Marine Friend (uncredited)
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