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Take the High Ground!

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Calorie Rating: 142
Released: 1953-10-30
Running Time: 101 Minutes
Studios: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,


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 / Directors

Jerry Thorpe
Assistant Director


Cast

Richard Widmark
Character: Sgt. Thorne Ryan
Karl Malden
Character: Sgt. Laverne Holt
Elaine Stewart
Character: Julie Mollison

Carleton Carpenter
Character: Merton "Tex" Tolliver
Russ Tamblyn
Character: Paul Jamison
Jerome Courtland
Character: Elvin C. Carey

Steve Forrest
Character: Lobo Nagalaski
Robert Arthur
Character: Donald Quentin Dover IV
Maurice Jara
Character: Franklin D. No Bear

William Hairston
Character: Daniel Hazard
Bert Freed
Character: Sgt. Vince Opperman
Acquanetta
Character: Bar Girl (uncredited)

Matilda Caldwell
Character: Mrs. Hazard (uncredited)
Charlita
Character: Mexican Girl (uncredited)
John Close
Character: Military Policeman (uncredited)

Joe Dominguez
Character: Shooting Gallery Proprietor (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
Character: Army Doctor (uncredited)
Nacho Galindo
Character: Mexican Man (uncredited)

Jack Gargan
Character: Army Doctor (uncredited)
Dabbs Greer
Character: Shorty (uncredited)
Don Haggerty
Character: Commanding Officer (uncredited)

Creighton Hale
Character: Army Doctor (uncredited)
Harry Hines
Character: Drunk (uncredited)
Gordon Jones
Character: Moose (uncredited)

Richard Landry
Character: Recruit (uncredited)
Bill Lee
Character: Singer of "Julie" (uncredited)
Mickey McCardle
Character: Soldier (uncredited)

Steve Mitchell
Character: Quartermaster Sergeant (uncredited)
Tom Quinn
Character: Army Doctor (uncredited)
Vernon Rich
Character: Army Doctor (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway
Character: Bar Girl (uncredited)
Harry Stanton
Character: Army Doctor (uncredited)
Clarence Straight
Character: Cowboy (uncredited)

Regis Toomey
Character: Chaplain (uncredited)
Tommy Walker
Character: Soldier (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson
Character: Carey's Father (uncredited)

Robert B. Williams
Character: Supply Sergeant (uncredited)
Wilson Wood
Character: Marine Friend (uncredited)


Production and Crew

John Alton
Director of Photography
Dimitri Tiomkin
Original Music Composer

Dore Schary
Producer
Herman Hoffman
Associate Producer

Edward C. Carfagno
Art Direction
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction

Alfred E. Spencer
Set Decoration
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
John Truwe
Makeup Artist

William Tuttle
Makeup Artist
Mentor Huebner
Production Illustrator

Douglas Shearer
Recording Supervision

Guy Way
Stunts

Alvord Eiseman
Editorial Consultant
Walter K. Sims
Technical Advisor