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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: 6.9

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
Matthew Beard

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