Sergeant Rutledge

1960 - 1 h 51 m

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Western

Languge: en

Lieutenant Tom Cantrell is sent to defend Sergeant Braxton Rutledge, a Black cavalry soldier, on a charge of rape and murder. The story begins in a courtroom and it is told through flashbacks. This is a story of how a Black soldier in the face of danger from the Indians can be so easily mistaken for a criminal.—Christopher D. Ryan