Sergeant Rutledge
1960 · 111 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 5,642 VOTES · DIR. John Ford
Overview
Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior officer.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,444 lines
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00:01:42 Well, there's young Cantrell. Let's go, he's a day late.
00:06:26 Sent down here to keep a staff eye on field soldier justice, is that it?
00:11:29 And everything that transpired thereafter?
00:15:45 Oh, Nate!
00:20:35 Now, Miss Beecher, as I recall the testimony
00:26:27 Well, the storm seemed to grow in violence.
00:31:33 That footslogger knew all the time he was gonna have her up there.
00:35:14 you got Miss Lucy's order ready?
00:39:28 Nonsense, Cordelia.
00:43:41 Why should he stop to cover the body with a serape so carefully?
00:47:32 Sergeant, swear him in.
00:51:57 How many hostiles were there?
00:54:57 McLaren, feed a quick breakfast. We move out in 40 minutes.
00:58:37 But that's just what you'll have to do.
01:03:30 "Defense counsel is not challengeable."
01:06:47 - Rutledge. - Sir.
01:13:10 Get on with it, Shattuck.
01:20:43 Now, let me get this straight, Rutledge.
01:25:01 All right, Cantrell, proceed.
01:30:44 General Nelson "Handsome" Miles himself will come down to pin it on you.
01:36:01 have testified that that cross
01:40:26 Defense Counsel's cruel and clumsy attempt
01:44:15 knowing of your long service with Sergeant Rutledge
01:47:58 Mr. Hubble
Cast & Characters
Jeffrey Hunter
Lt. Tom Cantrell
Woody Strode
1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
Constance Towers
Mary Beecher
Billie Burke
Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate
Juano Hernandez
Sgt. Matthew Luke Skidmore
Willis Bouchey
Col. Otis Fosgate
Carleton Young
Capt. Shattuck
Judson Pratt
Lt. Mulqueen
Phil Adams
Court Guard
Mario Arteaga
Mexican
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,444
Dialogue density13.0 lines / min
First line00:01:42
Final line01:47:58
Production Record
DirectorJohn Ford
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes5,642