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!
101 mins
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?
William Hairston
Daniel Hazard
Matilda Caldwell
Mrs. Hazard (uncredited)
John Close
Military Policeman (uncredited)
Joe Dominguez
Shooting Gallery Proprietor (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Army Doctor (uncredited)
Richard Landry
Recruit (uncredited)
Mickey McCardle
Soldier (uncredited)
Tom Quinn
Army Doctor (uncredited)
Harry Stanton
Army Doctor (uncredited)
Clarence Straight
Cowboy (uncredited)
Tommy Walker
Soldier (uncredited)
Wilson Wood
Marine Friend (uncredited)
Millard Kaufman
Screenplay
Millard Kaufman
Story
Herman Hoffman
Associate Producer
John D. Dunning
Editor
Edward C. Carfagno
Art Direction
Alfred E. Spencer
Set Decoration
John Truwe
Makeup Artist
Mentor Huebner
Production Illustrator
Frank Wesselhoff
Painter
Conrad Kahn
Sound
Fritz Ford
Stunts
George Robotham
Stunts
Guy Way
Stunts
Walter K. Sims
Technical Advisor