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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.
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Cast
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Jeffrey Hunter
Lt. Tom Cantrell
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Woody Strode
1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
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Constance Towers
Mary Beecher
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Billie Burke
Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate
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Juano Hernández
Sgt. Matthew Luke Skidmore
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Willis Bouchey
Col. Otis Fosgate - president of the court-martial
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Carleton Young
Capt. Shattuck - prosecutor
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Judson Pratt
Lt. Mulqueen (court-martial board member)
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Chuck Roberson
Court-Martial Board Member (uncredited)
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Chuck Hayward
Capt. Dickinson (uncredited)
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John Chard
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 biting form as the case is being tried in a biased and corruptible court, we as the viewers are left…