| Show Take Tak The High I Ground Cast Gets I I Streamlined Course Five miles mUes north of El II Paso Texas a platoon of khaki-clad khaki figures recently underwent one of the most unusual and end streamlined courses In Infantry Basic Training ever witnessed at the tho old century-old Army Anny post Fort Bliss BUss The rookies eating dust and battling sand storms had llad one The training centers center's normal normaJ J week teen course was compressed Into four weeks for the M-G-M M movie Take the 1 High Ground I showing at the Egyptian Theatre tonight and FrIday The transformation of John Doe into GI OI Joe a miracle of modern training methods founded on the experiences of or two World Wars was the background for tor Dore Schary's new project with emphasis emphasis em em- on the Irrepressible humor known wherever the American foot soldier has slogged Almost per cent of the cast an and d I 1 I 1 cre crew of Take the High Ground I served I during World War II It in the Army Navy I Marines Air Force or Seabees The company company com com- pany listed among among other decorations four I Bronze Stars eight Purple Hearts and 49 Battle Stars leading to the idle supposition supposition supposition sup sup- I M M-G-M temporarily position that might change its famous Initials to M-G-I. M I Heading the cast are Richard Wid- Wid mark and Karl Earl Malden Maiden portraying veteran veteran vet vet- I eran sergeants sergEI ants assigned to train Inductees inductees vet vet-I I tees symbolizes the military martinet with unswerving adherence to polish and regulations Malden Maiden In Inn ina I Ia a n more sympathetic role tempers the wind to the shorn civilians The two I clash on the drill field and in their romantic entanglement with a young war widow a role which spotlights a a. comparative newcomer Elaine Stewart A former Conover model once voted Tho The Most Beautiful Cover Girl in I America Miss Stewart reached M-G-M M from New York bowed briefly In warm warm- warm warm-I I up roles and scored as Lana Turners Turner's successful rival for Kirk Douglas InThe inThe In InThe I The Bad and the Beautiful |
