Sergeant rutledge is a film directed by john ford with woody strode, jeffrey hunter, constance towers, billie burke, year. Braxton rutledge, a respected sergeant in the allblack ninth cavalry, is brought before a courtmartial on charges of rape and murder. Like that other more successful 1960s race relations movie, guess. Full text of hollywoods west the american frontier in film television and history see other formats. The film starred strode as a black first sergeant in the united states cavalry accused of the rape and murder of a white girl at a u. Jeffrey hunter was an american film and television actor and producer known for his.
Arkansas catholic newspaper archive litlte rock arkansas. Captain buffalo slow version from the movie sergeant. It was directed by john ford and shot on location in monument valley, utah. Western, crime, sergeant rutledge 1960 garden of evil 1954 western starring gary cooper, full movie, english full free western movies duration. Record crowd of holders hears signs of upturn in oil are appearing. Sergeant rutledge 1960 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Robert feder, a lifelong chicagoan, has been covering the media beat in his hometown since 1980. A case in point is how ford treats the buffalo soldier in general, not just in particular. Inventory of the archival records collected by eric l. Circumstantial evidence suggests a first sergeant in a black cavalry regiment has raped and murdered a white girl then killed his commanding officer. Sergeant rutledge does not stop at that, however, and, again, for 1960, fords foresight in laying out a portrait of a soldier whos black, persecuted and heroic all at once on the westerns larger than life canvas is commendable, though his grandson dan ford writes in pappy that ford sensed in this film the ability to make money, so its not some sort of charity project.
Jeffrey hunterwoody strode sergeant rutledge film hd1080p. Sergeant rutledge is a john ford western court room drama war. Subscribe to read articles from may 1960 part 2 schroder banks promote 3 jersey standard sees gains ahead. As strode later said, ford and script writers put classic.
One of director john fords last westerns, sergeant rutledge was not a box office success, and it met with a mixed critical reception in the usa. I wont give away the too pat conclusion, but i will tell you that. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Robert feder chicago media served fresh daily since 1980. Every young black man heck, every young american male today should be required to watch this film. Subscribe to read articles from may 1960 part 2 site map. Examinations of masculinity in john fords film the man who shot liberty va lance 1962. Jeffrey hunterwoody strodesergeant rutledgefilm hd. Point is, there were not that many black actors that could anchor a war movie in 1960. Lieutenant tom cantrell arrives to defend him and calls upon a variety of witness, including mary beecher, a young woman whom sergeant rutledge saved from an apache attack upon a train depot. Fifty years on, this mixture of cavalry western and courtroom drama can now be seen as one of fords most intriguing movies.
Sergeant rutledge is a 1960 american technicolor western crime film starring jeffrey hunter, woody strode and billie burke. Sergeant rutledge 1960 respected black cavalry sergeant brax rutledge stands courtmartial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior officer. He completed a naval radar course at the radio technical school and was. Ford, followed by the last hurrah 1958 and sergeant rutledge 1960. A young officer fights desperately to save a black sergeant, on trial for murder and. Captain buffalo slow version from the movie sergeant rutledge 1960. Sergeant rutledge is both a western and a courtroom whodunit but is more. Creating an african american hero in 1960 is quite remarkable and is culturally important, but maybe its the way the movie is filmed that hinders it. Full text of hollywoods west the american frontier in. As much as i enjoy his films and as much as i respect the plot and message of this movie, sergeant rutledge, this isnt one of fords best. Topics include texarkana, man, young, phone, love, hospital, third, mercy, legion. John ford directed this distinguished movie, the first mainstream western to feature an africanamerican hero.
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