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!
1953-10-30 | 101 minutes
Plot Summary
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
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Richard WidmarkSgt. Thorne Ryan
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Karl MaldenSgt. Laverne Holt
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Elaine StewartJulie Mollison
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Carleton CarpenterMerton "Tex" Tolliver
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Russ TamblynPaul Jamison
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Jerome CourtlandElvin C. Carey
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Steve ForrestLobo Nagalaski
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Robert ArthurDonald Quentin Dover IV
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Maurice JaraFranklin D. No Bear
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Bert FreedSgt. Vince Opperman
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AcquanettaBar Girl (uncredited)
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CharlitaMexican Girl (uncredited)
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Lester DorrArmy Doctor (uncredited)
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Nacho GalindoMexican Man (uncredited)
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Dabbs GreerShorty (uncredited)
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