Sergeant Rutledge

Sergeant Rutledge

1960 | 1h 51min | NR
Forget all the suspense you have ever seen! Forget all the excitement you have ever known!
Sergeant Rutledge

Storyline

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

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)

Phil Adams

Court Guard (uncredited)

Mario Arteaga

Mexican (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor

Gertrude Astor

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Brandon Beach

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Oscar Blank

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Clifton Brandon

Trooper (uncredited)

Naaman Brown

Trooper (uncredited)

Louis Byrd

Trooper (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford

Ruth Clifford

Officer's Wife (uncredited)

Jane Crowley

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Shug Fisher

Shug Fisher

Mr. Owens (uncredited)

Eugene Gaines

Trooper (uncredited)

Sam Harris

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
William Henry

William Henry

Capt. Dwyer (uncredited)

James Johnson

Trooper (uncredited)
Rafer Johnson

Rafer Johnson

Cpl. Krump (uncredited)
Jack Kenny

Jack Kenny

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Mike Lally

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Jack Lewis

Indian (uncredited)
Fred Libby

Fred Libby

Chandler Hubble (uncredited)

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)

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)
Charles Seel

Charles Seel

Dr. Walter Eckner (uncredited)

Ed Shaw

Chris Hubble (uncredited)

Bobby Lee Smith

Trooper (uncredited)

Ed Sweeny

Sentry (uncredited)

Walter Torrence

Trooper (uncredited)

David Washington

Trooper (uncredited)
William Wellman Jr.

William Wellman Jr.

Court Guard (uncredited)

Lloyd Winston

Trooper (uncredited)
Sheb Wooley

Sheb Wooley

Screaming Trooper (archive sound) (uncredited)
Hank Worden

Hank Worden

Laredo (uncredited)

Crew

John Ford

John Ford

Director

James Warner Bellah

Writer

James Warner Bellah

Novel
Willis Goldbeck

Willis Goldbeck

Writer

Marjorie Best

Costume Design

Frank M. Miller

Set Decoration

Howard Jackson

Original Music Composer

Patrick Ford

Producer

Jack Murray

Editor

Bert Glennon

Director of Photography
Willis Goldbeck

Willis Goldbeck

Producer

Eddie Imazu

Art Direction

Richard L. Wilson

Gaffer

Gordon Bau

Makeup Supervisor

Web Overlander

Makeup Artist

Norman Pringle

Makeup Artist

Russell Saunders

Assistant Director

Wingate Smith

Assistant Director

Edward O'Fearna

Assistant Director

Allen Pomeroy

Assistant Director

M.A. Merrick

Sound
Chuck Hayward

Chuck Hayward

Stunts

Jack Lewis

Stunts
Cliff Lyons

Cliff Lyons

Stunts
Chuck Roberson

Chuck Roberson

Stunts

Michael A. Hoey

Assistant Editor