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The Prisoner of Shark Island

1936
6.9 ⭐
1h 33m
Drama
History
"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.

Cast & Crew
Warner Baxter
Warner BaxterDr. Samuel Alexander Mudd
Gloria Stuart
Gloria StuartMrs. Peggy Mudd
Claude Gillingwater
Claude GillingwaterColonel Dyer
Arthur Byron
Arthur ByronMr. Erickson
O. P. Heggie
O. P. HeggieDr. Mac Intyre
Harry Carey
Harry CareyCommandant
Francis Ford
Francis FordCorporal O'Toole
John McGuire
John McGuireLieutenant Lovett
Francis McDonald
Francis McDonaldJohn Wilkes Booth
Douglas Wood
Douglas WoodGeneral Ewing
John Carradine
John CarradineSergeant Rankin
Joyce Kay
Joyce KayMartha Mudd