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!
📜 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?
🌏 Languages Available:
English
📆 Date Released:
1953-10-30
⌚ Running Time:
101 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
5.7
Beloved Cast
Sgt. Thorne Ryan
Richard Widmark
Sgt. Laverne Holt
Karl Malden
Julie Mollison
Elaine Stewart
Merton "Tex" Tolliver
Carleton Carpenter
Paul Jamison
Russ Tamblyn
Elvin C. Carey
Jerome Courtland
Lobo Nagalaski
Steve Forrest
Donald Quentin Dover IV
Robert Arthur
Franklin D. No Bear
Maurice Jara
Daniel Hazard
William Hairston
Sgt. Vince Opperman
Bert Freed
Bar Girl (uncredited)
Acquanetta
Mrs. Hazard (uncredited)
Matilda Caldwell
Mexican Girl (uncredited)
Charlita
Military Policeman (uncredited)
John Close
Shooting Gallery Proprietor (uncredited)
Joe Dominguez
Army Doctor (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
Mexican Man (uncredited)
Nacho Galindo
Army Doctor (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Shorty (uncredited)
Dabbs Greer
Commanding Officer (uncredited)
Don Haggerty
Army Doctor (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
Drunk (uncredited)
Harry Hines
Moose (uncredited)
Gordon Jones
Recruit (uncredited)
Richard Landry
Singer of "Julie" (uncredited)
Bill Lee
Soldier (uncredited)
Mickey McCardle
Quartermaster Sergeant (uncredited)
Steve Mitchell
Army Doctor (uncredited)
Tom Quinn
Army Doctor (uncredited)
Vernon Rich
Bar Girl (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway
Army Doctor (uncredited)
Harry Stanton
Cowboy (uncredited)
Clarence Straight
Chaplain (uncredited)
Regis Toomey
Soldier (uncredited)
Tommy Walker
Carey's Father (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson
Supply Sergeant (uncredited)
Robert B. Williams
Marine Friend (uncredited)
Wilson Wood
