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, StoryRichard Brooks
DirectorCast
    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