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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Jeffrey Hunter
Lt. Tom Cantrell
Woody Strode
1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
Constance Towers
Mary Beecher
Billie Burke
Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate
Juano Hernández
Sgt. Matthew Luke Skidmore
Willis Bouchey
Col. Otis Fosgate - president of the court-martial
Carleton Young
Capt. Shattuck - prosecutor
Judson Pratt
Lt. Mulqueen (court-martial board member)
Chuck Roberson
Court-Martial Board Member (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward
Capt. Dickinson (uncredited)
John Ford
Director
Willis Goldbeck
WriterJames Warner Bellah
WriterPatrick Ford
Producer
Bert Glennon
Director of PhotographyJack Murray
EditorHoward Jackson
Original Music ComposerEdward O'Fearna
Assistant DirectorAllen Pomeroy
Assistant DirectorProduction Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures