About this title: 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 Cavalry immediately leads to suspicions that Sergeant Braxton Rutledge (Strode), a black man, is responsible for the crime. Arrested by Lieutenant Tom Cantrell (Jeffrey Hunter), Rutledge escapes from captivity during an Indian raid but voluntarily returns to warn his fellow cavalrymen that they are about to face an ambush by hostiles, saving the ...
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Description: Jeffery Hunter, Constance Towers, Billie Burke, Woody Strode, Juano Hernandez, Willis Bouchey. Very good in good packaging. 1960 Run time: 112. /aka/ Sgt Rutledge. read more
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