The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
Based on the life story of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd
1936 · NR · 1h 33m · Drama, History
Genres: Drama, History
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.
Director: John Ford
Writers: Nunnally Johnson
Music by: R. H. Bassett, Hugo Friedhofer
Cinematography: Bert Glennon
Editor: Jack Murray
Rated 6.9/10 by 61 viewers
Cast
Warner Baxter as Dr. Samuel Alexander MuddGloria Stuart as Mrs. Peggy MuddClaude Gillingwater as Colonel DyerArthur Byron as Mr. EricksonO. P. Heggie as Dr. Mac IntyreHarry Carey as CommandantFrancis Ford as Corporal O'TooleJohn McGuire as Lieutenant LovettFrancis McDonald as John Wilkes BoothDouglas Wood as General EwingJohn Carradine as Sergeant RankinJoyce Kay as Martha MuddMore like this
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