Directed by John Ford
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)
A black officer in the US Cavalry is accused of raping a teenager girl and killing her father. A court martial follows in which the story is told in flashback. It becomes apparent that the evidence is circumstantial and the race of the accused was also a factor. His commanding officer, also defending him at the trial, searches for hard evidence that will acquit him. The events at the trial burden an otherwise enjoyable Ford western: there is unnecessary comic relief and in particular a ludicrous plot twist that almost single-handedly ruins the film. Woody Strode is excellent as the accused sergeant, but Jeffrey Hunt is just adequate as the defense counsel.
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