Summary
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?
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 50GoodWatch 53
Letterboxd · 367 ratings3.2/5
IMDb6.0
Audience score26%
Running time
1 h 41 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 100101Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1953
October 30, 1953
73 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaWarLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Academy Awards1954
- Writing (Original Screenplay)1954Nominated
and 24 more38 people
- Richard WidmarkSgt. Thorne Ryan
- Karl MaldenSgt. Laverne Holt
- Elaine StewartJulie Mollison
- Carleton CarpenterMerton "Tex" Tolliver
- Russ TamblynPaul Jamison
- Jerome CourtlandElvin C. Carey
- Steve ForrestLobo Nagalaski
- Robert ArthurDonald Quentin Dover IV
Maurice JaraFranklin D. No Bear- WHWilliam HairstonDaniel Hazard
Bert FreedSgt. Vince Opperman
AcquanettaBar Girl (uncredited)- MCMatilda CaldwellMrs. Hazard (uncredited)
CharlitaMexican Girl (uncredited)- JCJohn CloseMilitary Policeman (uncredited)
- JDJoe DominguezShooting Gallery Proprietor (uncredited)
Lester DorrArmy Doctor (uncredited)
Nacho GalindoMexican Man (uncredited)
Jack GarganArmy Doctor (uncredited)
Dabbs GreerShorty (uncredited)
Don HaggertyCommanding Officer (uncredited)
Creighton HaleArmy Doctor (uncredited)
Harry HinesDrunk (uncredited)
Gordon JonesMoose (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Richard Brooks Director
- Jerry Thorpe Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Millard Kaufman Screenplay, Story
Production · 2
- Dore Schary Producer
- Herman Hoffman Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- John Alton Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- John D. Dunning Editor
Sound · 3
- Dimitri Tiomkin Original Music Composer
- Douglas Shearer Recording Supervision
- Conrad Kahn Sound
Art · 6
- Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
- Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration
- Frank Wesselhoff Painter
- Mentor Huebner Production Illustrator
- Edward C. Carfagno Art Direction
- Alfred E. Spencer Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- William Tuttle Makeup Artist
- John Truwe Makeup Artist
Other crew · 5
- George Robotham Stunts
- Guy Way Stunts
- Fritz Ford Stunts
- Rai Sanders Stunts
- Walter K. Sims Technical Advisor
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