The Prisoner of Shark Island

Name: The Prisoner of Shark Island
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 28 Feb 1936
Rating: 6.80
Cast: Warner Baxter, Gloria Stuart, Claude Gillingwater, Arthur Byron, O. P. Heggie

Based on the life story of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd 1936-02-28 United States of America 93 minutes.

6.80 58 votes

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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.

Year 1936

Studio 20th Century Fox

Director John Ford

Crew W.D. Flick (Sound), Roger Heman Sr. (Sound), Gwen Wakeling (Costume Designer), Louis Silvers (Music Director), Joseph M. Schenck (Presenter), John Ford (Director)

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Language English