Take the High Ground!
Take the High Ground!

Take the High Ground! (1953)

1953-10-30

(US) •

Comedy,

Drama,

War

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!

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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?

Movie Cast

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Richard Widmark

Sgt. Thorne Ryan

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Karl Malden

Sgt. Laverne Holt

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Elaine Stewart

Julie Mollison

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Carleton Carpenter

Merton "Tex" Tolliver

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Russ Tamblyn

Paul Jamison

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Jerome Courtland

Elvin C. Carey

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Steve Forrest

Lobo Nagalaski

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Robert Arthur

Donald Quentin Dover IV

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Maurice Jara

Franklin D. No Bear

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William Hairston

Daniel Hazard

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Bert Freed

Sgt. Vince Opperman

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Acquanetta

Bar Girl (uncredited)

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Matilda Caldwell

Mrs. Hazard (uncredited)

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Charlita

Mexican Girl (uncredited)

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John Close

Military Policeman (uncredited)

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Joe Dominguez

Shooting Gallery Proprietor (uncredited)

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Lester Dorr

Army Doctor (uncredited)

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Nacho Galindo

Mexican Man (uncredited)

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Jack Gargan

Army Doctor (uncredited)

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Dabbs Greer

Shorty (uncredited)

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Don Haggerty

Commanding Officer (uncredited)

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Creighton Hale

Army Doctor (uncredited)

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Harry Hines

Drunk (uncredited)

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Gordon Jones

Moose (uncredited)

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Richard Landry

Recruit (uncredited)

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Bill Lee

Singer of "Julie" (uncredited)

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Mickey McCardle

Soldier (uncredited)

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Steve Mitchell

Quartermaster Sergeant (uncredited)

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Tom Quinn

Army Doctor (uncredited)

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Vernon Rich

Army Doctor (uncredited)

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Suzanne Ridgway

Bar Girl (uncredited)

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Harry Stanton

Army Doctor (uncredited)

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Clarence Straight

Cowboy (uncredited)

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Regis Toomey

Chaplain (uncredited)

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Tommy Walker

Soldier (uncredited)

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Guy Wilkerson

Carey's Father (uncredited)

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Robert B. Williams

Supply Sergeant (uncredited)

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Wilson Wood

Marine Friend (uncredited)