The Prisoner of Shark Island

The Prisoner of Shark Island

1936
1h 33m
6.8

6.8/10

58 votes • View on IMDb
Drama History

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

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.

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Production Information

Production Companies
20th Century Fox
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

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

Quick Facts

Release Date February 28, 1936
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0028141

Cast

Warner Baxter
Warner Baxter

Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd

Gloria Stuart
Gloria Stuart

Mrs. Peggy Mudd

Claude Gillingwater
Claude Gillingwater

Colonel Dyer

Arthur Byron
Arthur Byron

Mr. Erickson

O. P. Heggie
O. P. Heggie

Dr. Mac Intyre

Harry Carey
Harry Carey

Commandant

Francis Ford
Francis Ford

Corporal O'Toole

John McGuire
John McGuire

Lieutenant Lovett

Francis McDonald
Francis McDonald

John Wilkes Booth

Douglas Wood
Douglas Wood

General Ewing

John Carradine
John Carradine

Sergeant Rankin

Joyce Kay
Joyce Kay

Martha Mudd

Key Crew

John Ford
Director
Nunnally Johnson
Screenplay
Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer