Take the High Ground! (1953)

  • NR
  • 10/30/1953 (US)
  • Comedy, Drama, War
  • 1h 41m

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!

Overview

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?

Millard Kaufman

Screenplay, Story

Richard Brooks

Director

Cast

Richard Widmark's headshot

Richard Widmark

Sgt. Thorne Ryan
Karl Malden's headshot

Karl Malden

Sgt. Laverne Holt
Elaine Stewart's headshot

Elaine Stewart

Julie Mollison
Carleton Carpenter's headshot

Carleton Carpenter

Merton "Tex" Tolliver
Russ Tamblyn's headshot

Russ Tamblyn

Paul Jamison
Jerome Courtland's headshot

Jerome Courtland

Elvin C. Carey
Steve Forrest's headshot

Steve Forrest

Lobo Nagalaski
Robert Arthur's headshot

Robert Arthur

Donald Quentin Dover IV

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