The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
28/02/1936
Drama, History
1h 33m
- 68% (53 votes)
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Based on the life story of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd
Overview
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.
- John FordDirector
- Nunnally JohnsonScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Keywords
- yellow fever
- based on true story
- historical figure
- conspiracy
- physician
- island prison
- 19th century
- abraham lincoln
- country doctor
- prison break attempt
Top Billed Cast
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
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