Sergeant Rutledge
“Forget all the suspense you have ever seen! Forget all the excitement you have ever known!”
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Synopsis
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·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)
Chuck Hayward·Capt. Dickinson (uncredited)
Average shot length
9.9s per shot
John Ford's career average is 10.1s across 45 measured films —see the full picture.