Take the High Ground!

Movie

Comedy

Drama

War

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?

Date: 10/30/1953

Rating: 5.7

Cast: Richard Widmark, Karl Malden, Elaine Stewart, Carleton Carpenter, Russ Tamblyn, Jerome Courtland, Steve Forrest, Robert Arthur, Maurice Jara, William Hairston, Bert Freed, Acquanetta, Matilda Caldwell, Charlita, John Close, Joe Dominguez, Lester Dorr, Nacho Galindo, Jack Gargan, Dabbs Greer, Don Haggerty, Creighton Hale, Harry Hines, Gordon Jones, Richard Landry, Bill Lee, Mickey McCardle, Steve Mitchell, Tom Quinn, Vernon Rich, Suzanne Ridgway, Harry Stanton, Clarence Straight, Regis Toomey, Tommy Walker, Guy Wilkerson, Robert B. Williams, Wilson Wood

Richard Widmark