
Take the High Ground!
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!
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?
Director Richard Brooks
Cast

Robert B. Williams
Supply Sergeant (uncredited)

Russ Tamblyn
Paul Jamison

Guy Wilkerson
Carey's Father (uncredited)

Steve Forrest
Lobo Nagalaski

Lester Dorr
Army Doctor (uncredited)

Karl Malden
Sgt. Laverne Holt

Elaine Stewart
Julie Mollison

Jerome Courtland
Elvin C. Carey

Richard Widmark
Sgt. Thorne Ryan

Jack Gargan
Army Doctor (uncredited)

Don Haggerty
Commanding Officer (uncredited)

Bill Lee
Singer of "Julie" (uncredited)

Vernon Rich
Army Doctor (uncredited)

Acquanetta
Bar Girl (uncredited)

Steve Mitchell
Quartermaster Sergeant (uncredited)

Regis Toomey
Chaplain (uncredited)

Carleton Carpenter
Merton "Tex" Tolliver

Maurice Jara
Franklin D. No Bear

Charlita
Mexican Girl (uncredited)

Gordon Jones
Moose (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway
Bar Girl (uncredited)

Robert Arthur
Donald Quentin Dover IV

Dabbs Greer
Shorty (uncredited)

Bert Freed
Sgt. Vince Opperman

Nacho Galindo
Mexican Man (uncredited)

Creighton Hale
Army Doctor (uncredited)

Harry Hines
Drunk (uncredited)