Take the High Ground! (1953)
1h 41m
Running Time
October 30, 1953Release Date
Take the High Ground! (1953)
1h 41m
Running Time
October 30, 1953Release Date
Network & Production Companies

Plot.
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?
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Cast & Crew.

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

Robert Arthur
Donald Quentin Dover IV

Maurice Jara
Franklin D. No Bear

William Hairston
Daniel Hazard

Chris Warfield
Soldier

Bert Freed
Sgt. Vince Opperman

Acquanetta
Bar Girl (uncredited)

Matilda Caldwell
Mrs. Hazard (uncredited)

Charlita
Mexican Girl (uncredited)

John Close
Military Policeman (uncredited)

Joe Dominguez
Shooting Gallery Proprietor (uncredited)

Lester Dorr
Army Doctor (uncredited)

Nacho Galindo
Mexican Man (uncredited)

Jack Gargan
Army Doctor (uncredited)

Dabbs Greer
Shorty (uncredited)

Don Haggerty
Commanding Officer (uncredited)

Creighton Hale
Army Doctor (uncredited)

Harry Hines
Drunk (uncredited)

Gordon Jones
Moose (uncredited)

Richard Landry
Recruit (uncredited)

Bill Lee
Singer of 'Julie' (uncredited)

Mickey McCardle
Soldier (uncredited)

Steve Mitchell
Quartermaster Sergeant (uncredited)

Tom Quinn
Army Doctor (uncredited)

Vernon Rich
Army Doctor (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway
Bar Girl (uncredited)

Harry Stanton
Army Doctor (uncredited)

Clarence Straight
Cowboy (uncredited)

Regis Toomey
Chaplain (uncredited)

Tommy Walker
Soldier (uncredited)

Guy Wilkerson
Carey's Father (uncredited)

Robert B. Williams
Supply Sergeant (uncredited)

Wilson Wood
Marine Friend (uncredited)

Dimitri Tiomkin
Original Music Composer

Richard Brooks
Director

Millard Kaufman
Screenplay / Story

Dore Schary
Producer

Herman Hoffman
Associate Producer

John Alton
Director of Photography

John D. Dunning
Editor

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

Jerry Thorpe
Assistant Director

Mentor Huebner
Production Illustrator

Frank Wesselhoff
Painter

Douglas Shearer
Recording Supervision

Conrad Kahn
Sound

Fritz Ford
Stunts

George Robotham
Stunts

Rai Sanders
Stunts

Guy Way
Stunts

Walter K. Sims
Technical Advisor
Media.

Details.
Release DateOctober 30, 1953
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 41m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
drill instructor
Wiki.
Take the High Ground! is a 1953 American war film directed by Richard Brooks and starring Richard Widmark and Karl Malden as drill sergeants who must transform a batch of everyday civilians into soldiers during the Korean War. The film presents a highly fictionalized portrayal of army life.
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