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The Prisoner of Shark Island

"Based on the life story of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd"

1936-02-28 Drama 1hr 33m

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.

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Storyline

Released

1936-02-28
Revenue

n/a
Budget

n/a
Runtime

1hr 33m
Genre

Drama, History
Status

Released
Language

English
7.2
Production

20th Century Fox

Crew

John Ford

Director

Nunnally Johnson

Screenplay

Darryl F. Zanuck

Producer

Keywords:

yellow fever based on true story historical figure conspiracy physician island prison 19th century abraham lincoln country doctor prison break attempt

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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

Fred Kohler Jr.

Sergeant Cooper

Ernest Whitman

Buck

Paul Fix

David Herold

Frank Shannon

Mr. Holt

Frank McGlynn Sr.

Abraham Lincoln

Leila McIntyre

Mrs. Abraham Lincoln

Etta McDaniel

Aunt Rosabelle

J.M. Kerrigan

Judge Maiben

Arthur Loft

Carpet Bagger

Paul McVey

General Hunter

Maurice Murphy

Orderly

Matthew Beard

Boy at Dr. Mudd's door

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A Review by felixxx999 8

Written by felixxx999 on 2022-01-09

Don't know how I missed this one but it's a great thriller. From the title you'd never guess it's an historical drama about Dr. Samuel Mudd... read more

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A Review by Steve

Don't know how I missed this one but it's a great thriller. From the title you'd never guess it's an historical drama about Dr. Samuel Mudd who infamously helped set Lincoln's killer's broken leg. The history goes from suspect to flat out...