Take the High Ground!
movie
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!
Released October 30, 1953
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?
Cast
Richard Widmark
as
Sgt. Thorne Ryan
Karl Malden
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Sgt. Laverne Holt
Elaine Stewart
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Julie Mollison
Carleton Carpenter
as
Merton "Tex" Tolliver
Russ Tamblyn
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Paul Jamison
Jerome Courtland
as
Elvin C. Carey
Steve Forrest
as
Lobo Nagalaski
Robert Arthur
as
Donald Quentin Dover IV
Maurice Jara
as
Franklin D. No Bear
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William Hairston
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Daniel Hazard
Bert Freed
as
Sgt. Vince Opperman
Acquanetta
as
Bar Girl (uncredited)
Crew
Dimitri Tiomkin
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Original Music Composer
Richard Brooks
as
Director
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Millard Kaufman
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Screenplay
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Millard Kaufman
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Story
Dore Schary
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Producer
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Herman Hoffman
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Associate Producer
John Alton
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Director of Photography
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John D. Dunning
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Editor
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Edward C. Carfagno
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Art Direction
Cedric Gibbons
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Art Direction
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Alfred E. Spencer
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Set Decoration
Edwin B. Willis
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Set Decoration