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Sergeant Rutledge

John Ford

1960 • 1h 51m

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

Sergeant Rutledge

Sergeant Rutledge

Cast

Jeffrey Hunter

Jeffrey HunterLt. Tom Cantrell

Woody Strode

Woody Strode1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge

Constance Towers

Constance TowersMary Beecher

Billie Burke

Billie BurkeMrs. Cordelia Fosgate

Juano Hernández

Juano HernándezSgt. Matthew Luke Skidmore

Willis Bouchey

Willis BoucheyCol. Otis Fosgate - president of the court-martial

Carleton Young

Carleton YoungCapt. Shattuck - prosecutor

Judson Pratt

Judson PrattLt. Mulqueen (court-martial board member)

Chuck Roberson

Chuck RobersonCourt-Martial Board Member (uncredited)

Chuck Hayward

Chuck HaywardCapt. Dickinson (uncredited)

Phil AdamsCourt Guard (uncredited)

Mario ArteagaMexican (uncredited)

Gertrude Astor

Gertrude AstorCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Brandon BeachCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Oscar BlankCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Crew

John Ford

John FordDirector

Willis Goldbeck

Willis GoldbeckWriter

Chuck Hayward

Chuck HaywardStunts

Cliff Lyons

Cliff LyonsStunts

Chuck Roberson

Chuck RobersonStunts

Bert Glennon

Bert GlennonDirector of Photography

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