Sergeant Rutledge

[1960, Movie]

Sergeant Rutledge: Review

Shot among the magnificent buttes of John Ford's beloved Mounument Valley, SERGEANT RUTLEDGE was the first mainstream western to cast an African-American as the central heroic figure. There already had been other westerns with black characters--from the 1923 silent THE BULL-DOGGER to BRONZE BUCKAROO (1938) and HARLEM ON THE PRAIRIE (1939)--but these films were low-budget, all-black productions that were never screened for white audiences. Not only was SERGEANT RUTLEDGE produ... read more

Sergeant Rutledge: Cast & Details

Year: 1960
Rated NR

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Cast
Jeffrey Hunter: Lt. Thomas Cantrell
Constance Towers: Mary Beecher
Billie Burke: Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate
Woody Strode: 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
Juano Hernandez: Sgt. Matthew Luke Skidmore
Willis Bouchey: Col. Otis Fosgate

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