"Forget all the suspense you have ever seen! Forget all the excitement you have ever known!"

1960

1h 51m

7.1(125 votes)

Western

Crime

Drama

Overview

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 & Crew

51 members

Acting

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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Phil Adams

Court Guard (uncredited)

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Mario Arteaga

Mexican (uncredited)

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Gertrude Astor

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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Brandon Beach

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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Oscar Blank

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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Production

Clifton Brandon

Trooper (uncredited)

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Naaman Brown

Trooper (uncredited)

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Louis Byrd

Trooper (uncredited)

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Ruth Clifford

Officer's Wife (uncredited)

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Jane Crowley

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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Shug Fisher

Mr. Owens (uncredited)

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Eugene Gaines

Trooper (uncredited)

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Sam Harris

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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William Henry

Capt. Dwyer (uncredited)

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James Johnson

Trooper (uncredited)

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Rafer Johnson

Cpl. Krump (uncredited)

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Jack Kenny

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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Mike Lally

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Writing

Jack Lewis

Indian (uncredited)

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Fred Libby

Chandler Hubble (uncredited)

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Marvin Luster

Trooper (uncredited)

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Cliff Lyons

Sam Beecher (uncredited)

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Wilbur Mack

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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Mae Marsh

Mrs. Nellie Hackett (uncredited)

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Toby Michaels

Lucy Dabney (uncredited)

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Jack Mower

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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Trusse R. Norris

Trooper (uncredited)

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Eva Novak

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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Jack Pennick

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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Jack Perrin

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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Walter Reed

Capt. McAfee (uncredited)

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Charles Seel

Dr. Walter Eckner (uncredited)

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Sound

Ed Shaw

Chris Hubble (uncredited)

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Bobby Lee Smith

Trooper (uncredited)

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Ed Sweeny

Sentry (uncredited)

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Walter Torrence

Trooper (uncredited)

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David Washington

Trooper (uncredited)

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William Wellman Jr.

Court Guard (uncredited)

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Lloyd Winston

Trooper (uncredited)

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Sheb Wooley

Screaming Trooper (archive sound) (uncredited)

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Hank Worden

Laredo (uncredited)

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