MOVIE
The Prisoner of Shark Island
“Based on the life story of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd”
After healing the leg of the murderer John Wilkes Booth — responsible for the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln — Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, considered part of the atrocious conspiracy, is sentenced to life imprisonment and sent to the sinister Shark Island Prison.
Release / first air1936-02-28
Original languageEN
GenresDrama, History
DirectorJohn Ford
WriterNunnally Johnson
BudgetNot available
RevenueNot available
Production20th Century Fox
Cast & Crew
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Warner BaxterDr. Samuel Alexander Mudd
Gloria StuartMrs. Peggy Mudd
Claude GillingwaterColonel Dyer
Arthur ByronMr. Erickson
O. P. HeggieDr. Mac Intyre
Harry CareyCommandant
Francis FordCorporal O'Toole
John McGuireLieutenant Lovett
Francis McDonaldJohn Wilkes Booth
Douglas WoodGeneral EwingKeywords
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