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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.
Theatrical
May 18, 1960
Director
John Ford
Producers
Patrick Ford, Willis Goldbeck
Music
Howard Jackson
Studio
John Ford Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
Full credits →J
Jeffrey Hunter
Lt. Tom Cantrell
W
Woody Strode
1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
C
Constance Towers
Mary Beecher
B
Billie Burke
Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate
J
Juano Hernández
Sgt. Matthew Luke Skidmore
W
Willis Bouchey
Col. Otis Fosgate - president of the court-martial
C
Carleton Young
Capt. Shattuck - prosecutor
J
Judson Pratt
Lt. Mulqueen (court-martial board member)
C
Chuck Roberson
Court-Martial Board Member (uncredited)
C
Chuck Hayward
Capt. Dickinson (uncredited)
P
Phil Adams
Court Guard (uncredited)
M
Mario Arteaga
Mexican (uncredited)
G
Gertrude Astor
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
B
Brandon Beach
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
O
Oscar Blank
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
C
Clifton Brandon
Trooper (uncredited)
N
Naaman Brown
Trooper (uncredited)
R
Ruth Clifford
Officer's Wife (uncredited)
J
Jane Crowley
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
S
Shug Fisher
Mr. Owens (uncredited)