Take the High Ground!

Take the High Ground! (1953)

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!

  • Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
  • Release Date: 1953-10-30
  • User Rating: 5.7/10 from 11 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 41min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Richard Brooks
star 5.7/10
From 11 Ratings

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?

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  • Richard Widmark

    as Sgt. Thorne Ryan

  • Karl Malden

    as Sgt. Laverne Holt

  • Elaine Stewart

    as Julie Mollison

  • Carleton Carpenter

    as Merton "Tex" Tolliver

  • Russ Tamblyn

    as 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

  • William Hairston

    as Daniel Hazard

  • Bert Freed

    as Sgt. Vince Opperman

  • Acquanetta

    as Bar Girl (uncredited)

  • Matilda Caldwell

    as Mrs. Hazard (uncredited)

  • Charlita

    as Mexican Girl (uncredited)

  • John Close

    as Military Policeman (uncredited)

  • Joe Dominguez

    as Shooting Gallery Proprietor (uncredited)

  • Lester Dorr

    as Army Doctor (uncredited)

  • Nacho Galindo

    as Mexican Man (uncredited)

  • Jack Gargan

    as Army Doctor (uncredited)

  • Dabbs Greer

    as Shorty (uncredited)

  • Don Haggerty

    as Commanding Officer (uncredited)

  • Creighton Hale

    as Army Doctor (uncredited)

  • Harry Hines

    as Drunk (uncredited)

  • Gordon Jones

    as Moose (uncredited)

  • Richard Landry

    as Recruit (uncredited)

  • Bill Lee

    as Singer of "Julie" (uncredited)

  • Mickey McCardle

    as Soldier (uncredited)

  • Steve Mitchell

    as Quartermaster Sergeant (uncredited)

  • Tom Quinn

    as Army Doctor (uncredited)

  • Vernon Rich

    as Army Doctor (uncredited)

  • Suzanne Ridgway

    as Bar Girl (uncredited)

  • Harry Stanton

    as Army Doctor (uncredited)

  • Clarence Straight

    as Cowboy (uncredited)

  • Regis Toomey

    as Chaplain (uncredited)

  • Tommy Walker

    as Soldier (uncredited)

  • Guy Wilkerson

    as Carey's Father (uncredited)

  • Robert B. Williams

    as Supply Sergeant (uncredited)

  • Wilson Wood

    as Marine Friend (uncredited)
Sound Dimitri Tiomkin Original Music Composer
Directing Richard Brooks Director
Writing Millard Kaufman Screenplay
Writing Millard Kaufman Story
Production Dore Schary Producer
Production Herman Hoffman Associate Producer
Camera John Alton Director of Photography
Editing John D. Dunning Editor
Art Edward C. Carfagno Art Direction
Art Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
Art Alfred E. Spencer Set Decoration
Art Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up John Truwe Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up William Tuttle Makeup Artist
Directing Jerry Thorpe Assistant Director
Art Mentor Huebner Production Illustrator
Art Frank Wesselhoff Painter
Sound Douglas Shearer Recording Supervision
Sound Conrad Kahn Sound
Crew Fritz Ford Stunts
Crew George Robotham Stunts
Crew Rai Sanders Stunts
Crew Guy Way Stunts
Crew Walter K. Sims Technical Advisor

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