Sergeant Rutledge

1960    1h 51m    Not Rated
Western, Crime, Drama
7.491%89%71%
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Lieutenant Tom Cantrell is sent to defend Sergeant Braxton Rutledge, a Black cavalry soldier, on a charge of rape and murder. The story begins in a courtroom and it is told through flashbacks. This is a story of how a Black soldier in the face of danger from the Indians can be so easily mistaken for a criminal.
Directed By
John Ford
Written By
James Warner Bellah, Willis Goldbeck
Studio
John Ford Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast of Sergeant Rutledge
  • 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)
  • Phil AdamsCourt Guard (uncredited)
  • Mario ArteagaMexican (uncredited)
  • Gertrude AstorCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
  • Brandon BeachCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
  • Oscar BlankCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
  • Clifton BrandonTrooper (uncredited)
  • Naaman BrownTrooper (uncredited)
  • Louis ByrdTrooper (uncredited)
  • Ruth CliffordOfficer's Wife (uncredited)
  • Jane CrowleyCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
  • Shug FisherMr. Owens (uncredited)
  • Eugene GainesTrooper (uncredited)
  • Sam HarrisCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
  • William HenryCapt. Dwyer (uncredited)
  • James JohnsonTrooper (uncredited)
  • Rafer JohnsonCpl. Krump (uncredited)
  • Jack KennyCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
  • Mike LallyCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
  • Jack LewisIndian (uncredited)
  • Fred LibbyChandler Hubble (uncredited)
  • Marvin LusterTrooper (uncredited)
  • Cliff LyonsSam Beecher (uncredited)
  • Wilbur MackCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
  • Mae MarshMrs. Nellie Hackett (uncredited)
  • Toby MichaelsLucy Dabney (uncredited)
  • Jack MowerCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
  • Trusse R. NorrisTrooper (uncredited)
  • Eva NovakCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
  • Jack PennickCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
  • Jack PerrinCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
  • Walter ReedCapt. McAfee (uncredited)
  • Charles SeelDr. Walter Eckner (uncredited)
  • Ed ShawChris Hubble (uncredited)
  • Bobby Lee SmithTrooper (uncredited)
  • Ed SweenySentry (uncredited)
  • Walter TorrenceTrooper (uncredited)
  • David WashingtonTrooper (uncredited)
  • William Wellman Jr.Court Guard (uncredited)
  • Lloyd WinstonTrooper (uncredited)
  • Sheb WooleyScreaming Trooper (archive sound) (uncredited)
  • Hank WordenLaredo (uncredited)
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