Sergeant Rutledge
"Forget all the suspense you have ever seen! Forget all the excitement you have ever known!"
7.0111m1960
WesternCrimeDrama
Synopsis
Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior officer.
Production Details
Release DateMay 18, 1960
DirectorJohn Ford
WritersWillis Goldbeck
Principal Cast
Jeffrey Hunter
Lt. Tom Cantrell
Woody Strode
1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
Constance Towers
Mary Beecher
Billie Burke
Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate
Juano Hernández
Sgt. Matthew Luke Skidmore
Willis Bouchey
Col. Otis Fosgate - president of the court-martial
Carleton Young
Capt. Shattuck - prosecutor
Judson Pratt
Lt. Mulqueen (court-martial board member)
Chuck Roberson
Court-Martial Board Member (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward
Capt. Dickinson (uncredited)
