| Sniper's Ridge | |
| Director: | John A. Bushelman |
| Producer: | John A. Bushelman |
| Starring: | Jack Ging Stanley Clements John Goddard Douglas Henderson |
| Music: | Richard LaSalle |
| Cinematography: | Kenneth Peach |
| Editing: | Carl Pierson |
| Studio: | Associated Producers Inc |
| Distributor: | 20th Century Fox |
| Runtime: | 61 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Sniper's Ridge is a 1961 Korean War drama film directed by John A. Bushelman and starring Jack Ging and Stanley Clements.[1] [2]
In the days before the cease-fire, a hard-luck platoon run by Lt. Peer and the cowardly Sgt. Sweatish is under continual attack and suffers heavy casualties. The only good soldier in the platoon is Cpl. Sharack, who should have been rotated off the line long ago but was kept on the front by Capt. Tombolo. The return of Cpl. Pumphrey reveals a deeper motive for the Captain's behavior – Tombolo did not try to rescue his children from a burning house and now tries to re-earn his self-respect with the lives of his men, especially Sharack whose heroism he is jealous of.
When no one in the platoon wants to mark the location of an unexploded shell, Capt. Tombolo decides to do it himself. He steps on a mine, which will explode when he steps off. Only Sharack and Sweatish can rescue him.
Star Jack Ging had just appeared in Tess for producer Robert L. Lippert. Filming started 14 November 1960.[3]