"Based on the life story of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd"
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Movie1936•1sa 33dk•star6.9(61)•trending_up1
DramaHistory
Director:John Ford
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.
Details
StatusReleased
Release DateFebruary 28, 1936
Release Dates
Canada:
Theatrical - Feb 28, 1936 (G)
Germany:
TV - Aug 16, 1977
Denmark:
Theatrical - Aug 5, 1936
Italy:
Theatrical - Mar 11, 1937
Sweden:
Theatrical - Apr 20, 1936 (15)
Runtime1sa 33dk
000Origin CountryUnited States
Original LanguageEnglish
Spoken LanguagesEnglish
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Cast
Featured 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
John Carradine
Sergeant Rankin
Joyce Kay
Martha Mudd
