The Trial of the Moke

The Trial of the Moke

90 mins | May 2, 1978

Henry Flipper is the first black West Point graduate. Assigned to serve at Fort Davis in Texas, Flipper becomes the object of a conspiracy by his fellow cadets to rid the base of its only black graduate.

The Trial of the Moke

90 mins | May 2, 1978

The Trial of the Moke
Henry Flipper is the first black West Point graduate. Assigned to serve at Fort Davis in Texas, Flipper becomes the object of a conspiracy by his fellow cadets to rid the base of its only black graduate.
Producers
Original title The Trial of the Moke
Directors Stan Lathan
Writers Daniel A. Stein

Cast

Franklyn Seales

as Henry Flipper

Alfre Woodard

as Lucy Smith

Howard Rollins

as James Smith

Samuel L. Jackson

as Johnson Whittaker

Thalmus Rasulala

as William Chamberlain

Kristie Thatcher

as Molly Reilly

Ron Frazier

as Charles Nordstrom

Robert Burr

as William Shafter

John Mansfield

as Carl Wilhelmi

James Pickering

as Bentz

Daniel Mooney

as Merrit Barber

Henry Strozier

as Joseph Sender

Montgomery Davis

as Clous

Bennett Sargent

as Colonel Pennypacker