Sergeant Rutledge

Sergeant Rutledge(1960)

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

7.1/10
127 votes
111 minMay 25, 1960

Overview

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

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Jeffrey Hunter

Jeffrey Hunter

Lt. Tom Cantrell

Woody Strode

Woody Strode

1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge

Constance Towers

Constance Towers

Mary Beecher

Billie Burke

Billie Burke

Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate

Juano Hernández

Juano Hernández

Sgt. Matthew Luke Skidmore

Willis Bouchey

Willis Bouchey

Col. Otis Fosgate - president of the court-martial

Carleton Young

Carleton Young

Capt. Shattuck - prosecutor

Judson Pratt

Judson Pratt

Lt. Mulqueen (court-martial board member)

Chuck Roberson

Chuck Roberson

Court-Martial Board Member (uncredited)

Chuck Hayward

Chuck Hayward

Capt. Dickinson (uncredited)

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Phil Adams

Court Guard (uncredited)

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Mario Arteaga

Mexican (uncredited)

Gertrude Astor

Gertrude Astor

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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Brandon Beach

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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Oscar Blank

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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Clifton Brandon

Trooper (uncredited)

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Naaman Brown

Trooper (uncredited)

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Louis Byrd

Trooper (uncredited)

Ruth Clifford

Ruth Clifford

Officer's Wife (uncredited)

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Jane Crowley

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Shug Fisher

Shug Fisher

Mr. Owens (uncredited)

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Eugene Gaines

Trooper (uncredited)

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Sam Harris

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

William Henry

William Henry

Capt. Dwyer (uncredited)

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James Johnson

Trooper (uncredited)

Rafer Johnson

Rafer Johnson

Cpl. Krump (uncredited)

Jack Kenny

Jack Kenny

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Mike Lally

Mike Lally

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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Jack Lewis

Indian (uncredited)

Fred Libby

Fred Libby

Chandler Hubble (uncredited)

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Marvin Luster

Trooper (uncredited)

Cliff Lyons

Cliff Lyons

Sam Beecher (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack

Wilbur Mack

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Mae Marsh

Mae Marsh

Mrs. Nellie Hackett (uncredited)

Toby Michaels

Toby Michaels

Lucy Dabney (uncredited)

Jack Mower

Jack Mower

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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Trusse R. Norris

Trooper (uncredited)

Eva Novak

Eva Novak

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Jack Pennick

Jack Pennick

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Jack Perrin

Jack Perrin

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Walter Reed

Walter Reed

Capt. McAfee (uncredited)

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Charles Seel

Dr. Walter Eckner (uncredited)

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Ed Shaw

Chris Hubble (uncredited)

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Bobby Lee Smith

Trooper (uncredited)

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Ed Sweeny

Sentry (uncredited)

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Walter Torrence

Trooper (uncredited)

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David Washington

Trooper (uncredited)

William Wellman Jr.

William Wellman Jr.

Court Guard (uncredited)

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Lloyd Winston

Trooper (uncredited)

Sheb Wooley

Sheb Wooley

Screaming Trooper (archive sound) (uncredited)

Hank Worden

Hank Worden

Laredo (uncredited)

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