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Take the High Ground! (1953)
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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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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Genre:Comedy, Drama, War
Written By:Millard Kaufman
In Theaters:10/30/1953
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Runtime:101 minutes
Studio:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Richard Brooks
Director
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
Bert Freed
Sgt. Vince Opperman
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