
Sergeant Rutledge
1960 • Directed by
John Ford
Western
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 Date
5/25/1960
Rating
7.1/10
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)