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The Prisoner of Shark Island

The Prisoner of Shark Island

# Based on the life story of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd
Drama   History
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1936-02-28
⌚ Running Time: 93 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.819

Beloved Cast

Warner Baxter original image
Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd
Warner Baxter
Gloria Stuart original image
Mrs. Peggy Mudd
Gloria Stuart
Claude Gillingwater original image
Colonel Dyer
Claude Gillingwater
Arthur Byron original image
Mr. Erickson
Arthur Byron
O. P. Heggie original image
Dr. Mac Intyre
O. P. Heggie
Harry Carey original image
Commandant
Harry Carey
Francis Ford original image
Corporal O'Toole
Francis Ford
John McGuire original image
Lieutenant Lovett
John McGuire
Francis McDonald original image
John Wilkes Booth
Francis McDonald
Douglas Wood original image
General Ewing
Douglas Wood
John Carradine original image
Sergeant Rankin
John Carradine
Joyce Kay original image
Martha Mudd
Joyce Kay
Fred Kohler Jr. original image
Sergeant Cooper
Fred Kohler Jr.
Ernest Whitman original image
Buck
Ernest Whitman
Paul Fix original image
David Herold
Paul Fix
Frank Shannon original image
Mr. Holt
Frank Shannon
Frank McGlynn Sr. original image
Abraham Lincoln
Frank McGlynn Sr.
Leila McIntyre original image
Mrs. Abraham Lincoln
Leila McIntyre
Etta McDaniel original image
Aunt Rosabelle
Etta McDaniel
J.M. Kerrigan original image
Judge Maiben
J.M. Kerrigan
Arthur Loft original image
Carpet Bagger
Arthur Loft
Paul McVey original image
General Hunter
Paul McVey
Maurice Murphy original image
Orderly
Maurice Murphy
Matthew Beard original image
Boy at Dr. Mudd's Door (uncredited)
Matthew Beard
Frank Baker original image
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Frank Baker
Stanley Blystone original image
Boy Seeking Dr. Mudd (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
Stanley Bordagaray original image
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Stanley Bordagaray
Whitney Bourne original image
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Whitney Bourne
Lester Dorr original image
George A. Atzerodt (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
Robert Dudley original image
Druggist at Trial (uncredited)
Robert Dudley
Jan Duggan original image
Actress at Ford's Theatre (uncredited)
Jan Duggan
Earl Eby original image
Usher (uncredited)
Earl Eby
Dick Elliott original image
Actor at Ford's Theatre (uncredited)
Dick Elliott
Bess Flowers original image
Woman Sitting Behind Lincoln in Theatre Box (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Bud Geary original image
Sergeant (uncredited)
Bud Geary
Melvin J. Gibby original image
Lewis Payne (uncredited)
Melvin J. Gibby
Charles Haefeli original image
Prisoner (uncredited)
Charles Haefeli
Robert Homans original image
Sergeant (uncredited)
Robert Homans
John Lester Johnson original image
Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)
John Lester Johnson
Beulah Hall Jones original image
Blanche (uncredited)
Beulah Hall Jones
Paul Kruger original image
Soldier (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
Duke R. Lee original image
Sergeant (uncredited)
Duke R. Lee
Wilfred Lucas original image
Testifying Colonel (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas
Murdock MacQuarrie original image
Edman Spangler (uncredited)
Murdock MacQuarrie
James A. Marcus original image
Blacksmith (uncredited)
James A. Marcus
Eric Mayne original image
Court-Martial Participant (uncredited)
Eric Mayne
Paul McAllister original image
Doctor (uncredited)
Paul McAllister
Merrill McCormick original image
Commandant's Aide (uncredited)
Merrill McCormick
J.P. McGowan original image
Ship's Captain (uncredited)
J.P. McGowan
Arthur Millett original image
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Arthur Millett
Wedgwood Nowell original image
Court-Martial Member (uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell
Robert Parrish original image
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Robert Parrish
Vester Pegg original image
Soldier (uncredited)
Vester Pegg
Jack Pennick original image
Corporal (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
George H. Reed original image
Black Man Giving Booth Directions (uncredited)
George H. Reed
Paul Stanton original image
Agitating Orator (uncredited)
Paul Stanton
Tom Steele original image
Trooper (uncredited)
Tom Steele
Harry Strang original image
Ship's Mate (uncredited)
Harry Strang
Cyril Thornton original image
Michael O'Laughlin (uncredited)
Cyril Thornton
Ray Turner original image
Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)
Ray Turner
Blue Washington original image
Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)
Blue Washington
Charles West original image
Washington (DC) Citizen (uncredited)
Charles West
Cecil Weston original image
Mary Surratt (uncredited)
Cecil Weston
Lloyd Whitlock original image
Maj. Rathbone (uncredited)
Lloyd Whitlock

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