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Take the High Ground!

Year:

1953

Duration:

101 min

Genres:

Comedy | War | Drama

IMDB rate:

6.2

Director:

Richard Brooks

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar.

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1953-10-30

Filming Locations: El Paso, Texas, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Charlita

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 Naglaski

Robert Arthur

Donald Quentin Dover IV

Chris Warfield

Soldier

William Hairston

Daniel Hazard

Maurice Jara

Franklin D. No Bear

Bert Freed

Sgt. Vince Opperman

Iris Adrian

Mrs. Butterfly (scenes deleted)

Acquanetta

Bar Girl (uncredited)

Matilda Caldwell

Mrs. Hazard (uncredited)

John Close

Military Policeman (uncredited)

Mickey Contreras

Waiter (uncredited)

Joe Dominguez

Shooting Gallery Proprietor (uncredited)

Lester Dorr

Army Doctor (uncredited)

Billy Foster

Recruit (uncredited)

Nacho Galindo

Mexican (uncredited)

Jack Gargan

Army Doctor (uncredited)

Dabbs Greer

Shorty (uncredited)

Don Haggerty

Commanding Officer (uncredited)

Creighton Hale

Army Doctor (uncredited)

Harry Hines

Drunk (uncredited)

Gordon Jones

Moose (uncredited)

Richard Landry

Recruit (uncredited)

Bill Lee

Singer of "Julie" (uncredited)

Mickey McCardle

Soldier (uncredited)

Steve Mitchell

Quartermaster Sergeant (uncredited)

Tom Quinn

Army Doctor (uncredited)

Vernon Rich

Army Doctor (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgeway

Bar Girl (uncredited)

Harry Stanton

Army Doctor (uncredited)

Clarence Straight

Cowboy (uncredited)

Regis Toomey

Chaplain (uncredited)

Tommy Walker

Soldier (uncredited)

Guy Wilkerson

Carey's Father (uncredited)

Robert Williams

Supply Sergeant (uncredited)

Wilson Wood

Marine Friend (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Thorne Ryan holds the enlisted rank of Sergeant First Class (E-7), Verne Holt that of Staff Sergeant (E-6), and Ryan's nemesis Opperman is a Master Sergeant (E-8).

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The horizontal white bars on the rear of Sergeant Ryan and Sergeant Holt's helmet liners indicate they are NCOs (non-commissioned officers). Officers had vertical white bars on the backs of their helmets. The purpose of the markings was to quickly identify those in command from the rear.

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Ryan, Holt, and the soldiers and recruits at Ft. Bliss wear the shoulder patch of the 4th Army - a white four-leaf clover on a red diamond. The 4th Army was activated in 1932 as the U.S. Western Defense Command. During World War II, the 4th Army operated the Louisiana maneuver area, and was credited with training about half the combat units that went overseas.

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Goofs

When Ryan and Holt have the troops on a training exercise in the field, Ryan tells Holt to "get back to base." The Army doesn't refer to its facilities as bases. An actual solider would have said "get back to the post."

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Quotes

Sgt. Thorne Ryan: This is your rifle, and not your gun; it's made for shooting, and not for fun!

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