Sergeant Rutledge (1960)

7.0/10 111 min Western Crime Drama

Overview

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

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)

Gertrude Astor

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Ruth Clifford

Officer's Wife (uncredited)

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