Sergeant Rutledge

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Sergeant Rutledge (1960)

NR 05/25/1960 (US) Western 1h 51m

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Forget all the suspense you have ever seen! Forget all the excitement you have ever known!

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

James Warner Bellah

Novel, Writer
John Ford

Director
Willis Goldbeck

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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)
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A review by John Chard

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Written by John Chard on April 29, 2014

Buffalo Soldier.

It was alright for Mr. Lincoln to say we was free. But that ain't so! Not yet! Maybe some day, but not yet!

John Ford's Sergeant Rutledge tells the story of a black man, 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge, a Buffalo Soldier of the 9th U.S. Cavalry who was up before a court-martial for the rape and murder of a white girl, Major Dabney's daughter, Lucy.

Taking place in the court room the story is told in flashback as Rutledge's (Woody Strode) troop officer, and defence council, Lt. Tom Cantrell (Jeffrey Hunter) attempts to piece together the evidence. From the outset Ford is on b... read the rest.

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