Take the High Ground (1953) (MOD)

Take the High Ground (1953) (MOD)Richard Widmark turns callow young men into fighting machines in this engaging boot camp drama costarring Karl Malden and directed by Richard Brooks. As war rages in Korea, a new crop of U. S. Army recruits reports for basic training, where drill sergeants Ryan (Widmark) and Holt (Malden) have 16 weeks to make them combat ready. While Holt lends a sympathetic ear and is well regarded by the troops, Ryan relies solely on tough tactics to whip them into

Produced by Clarence Brown

also cut off from its command

and the Tension mounts as he plots revenge

"She got picked up at her own husband's funeral

Eric Blore and Erik Rhodes

despite Tom's best efforts

with the help of Academy Award-winning special visual effects and make-up that earned make-up artist William Tuttle a special Honorary Academy Award for his outstanding make-up achievement

even though she is unable to hear him sing

Will the animals survive her unique brand of affection

or bury them-and her-forever

World War One veteran and peacetime `casualty

bringing along a ton of emotional baggage