The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
Based on the life story of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd
Plot Summary
After healing the leg of the murderer John Wilkes Booth, responsible for the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, perpetrated on April 14, 1865, during a performance at Ford's Theatre in Washington; Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, considered part of the atrocious conspiracy, is sentenced to life imprisonment and sent to the sinister Shark Island Prison.
Full Cast & Characters
Warner Baxter
Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd
Gloria Stuart
Mrs. Peggy Mudd
Claude Gillingwater
Colonel Dyer
Arthur Byron
Mr. Erickson
O. P. Heggie
Dr. Mac Intyre
Harry Carey
Commandant
Francis Ford
Corporal O'Toole
John McGuire
Lieutenant Lovett
Francis McDonald
John Wilkes Booth
Douglas Wood
General Ewing
John Carradine
Sergeant Rankin
Joyce Kay
Martha Mudd
Director & Crew
John Ford
Director
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The Prisoner of Shark Island was directed by John Ford and released in 1936.
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The Prisoner of Shark Island has a runtime of 1 hours and 33 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1936-02-28
- Status
- Released