De zwarte cavalerist 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge wordt in 1881 beschuldigd van verkrachting en moord op de dochter van een blanke officier. Een luitenant krijgt de opdracht hem te verdedigen.
Nee, helaas is Sergeant Rutledge nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Writing | James Warner Bellah | Writer |
| Directing | John Ford | Director |
| Writing | James Warner Bellah | Novel |
| Writing | Willis Goldbeck | Writer |
| Crew | Chuck Roberson | Stunts |
| Directing | Russell Saunders | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Allen Pomeroy | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Michael A. Hoey | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | M.A. Merrick | Sound |
| Crew | Cliff Lyons | Stunts |
| Directing | Edward O'Fearna | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Jack Lewis | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Norman Pringle | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Web Overlander | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Wingate Smith | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Chuck Hayward | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gordon Bau | Makeup Supervisor |
| Production | Willis Goldbeck | Producer |
| Art | Eddie Imazu | Art Direction |
| Camera | Bert Glennon | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marjorie Best | Costume Design |
| Editing | Jack Murray | Editor |
| Art | Frank M. Miller | Set Decoration |
| Production | Patrick Ford | Producer |
| Sound | Howard Jackson | Original Music Composer |
| Lighting | Richard L. Wilson | Gaffer |