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Sergeant Rutledge
Running Time: 112 min.
Produced By: / Warner Brothers
Release By: Warner Brothers

Summary:
The first big budget Western to feature a black hero, this military courtroom drama from director John Ford starred his long-time stock player Woody Strode. When a cavalry commander and his daughter are discovered murdered, racism amidst the 9th Cava... Full Summary >>

Cast and Crew: Jeffrey Hunter (Lt. Tom Cantrell) Constance Towers (Mary Beecher) Billie Burke (Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate) Woody Strode (Sgt. Braxton Rutledge) All Cast & Crew >> Review: Taking on Western racism just as the civil rights movement was gaining strength, John Ford's Sergeant Rutledge (1960) explores the case of an African-American cavalry soldier accused of raping and murdering a white girl. Part courtroom drama, part We ... Continue >>

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