MOVIE
Sergeant Rutledge
“Forget all the suspense you have ever seen! Forget all the excitement you have ever known!”
Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior officer.
Release / first air1960-05-18
Original languageEN
GenresWestern, Crime, Drama
DirectorJohn Ford
WriterWillis Goldbeck
BudgetNot available
RevenueNot available
ProductionJohn Ford Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast & Crew
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Jeffrey HunterLt. Tom Cantrell
Woody Strode1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
Constance TowersMary Beecher
Billie BurkeMrs. Cordelia Fosgate
Juano HernándezSgt. Matthew Luke Skidmore
Willis BoucheyCol. Otis Fosgate - president of the court-martial
Carleton YoungCapt. Shattuck - prosecutor
Judson PrattLt. Mulqueen (court-martial board member)
Chuck RobersonCourt-Martial Board Member (uncredited)
Chuck HaywardCapt. Dickinson (uncredited)Keywords
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