Take the High Ground! (1953)

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?

Cast

Sgt. Thorne Ryan
Sgt. Laverne Holt
Sgt. Vince Opperman
Bar Girl (uncredited)
Mrs. Hazard (uncredited)
Mexican Girl (uncredited)
Military Policeman (uncredited)
Shooting Gallery Proprietor (uncredited)
Army Doctor (uncredited)
Mexican Man (uncredited)
Army Doctor (uncredited)
Shorty (uncredited)
Julie Mollison
Commanding Officer (uncredited)
Army Doctor (uncredited)
Drunk (uncredited)
Moose (uncredited)
Recruit (uncredited)
Singer of "Julie" (uncredited)
Soldier (uncredited)
Quartermaster Sergeant (uncredited)
Army Doctor (uncredited)
Army Doctor (uncredited)
Merton "Tex" Tolliver
Bar Girl (uncredited)
Army Doctor (uncredited)
Cowboy (uncredited)
Chaplain (uncredited)
Soldier (uncredited)
Carey's Father (uncredited)
Supply Sergeant (uncredited)
Marine Friend (uncredited)
Paul Jamison
Elvin C. Carey
Lobo Nagalaski
Donald Quentin Dover IV
Franklin D. No Bear
Daniel Hazard

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