Sergeant Rutledge (1960)

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Movie · Western, Crime, Drama · 1h 51m · Rated 7.0/10 on TMDB · Released May 18, 1960

Overview

Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior officer.

Directed by John Ford

Cast

• Jeffrey Hunter as Lt. Tom Cantrell
• Woody Strode as 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
• Constance Towers as Mary Beecher
• Billie Burke as Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate
• Juano Hernández as Sgt. Matthew Luke Skidmore
• Willis Bouchey as Col. Otis Fosgate - president of the court-martial
• Carleton Young as Capt. Shattuck - prosecutor
• Judson Pratt as Lt. Mulqueen (court-martial board member)
• Chuck Roberson as Court-Martial Board Member (uncredited)
• Chuck Hayward as Capt. Dickinson (uncredited)
• Phil Adams as Court Guard (uncredited)
• Mario Arteaga as Mexican (uncredited)

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