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The Prisoner of Shark Island
The Prisoner of Shark Island

The Prisoner of Shark Island

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

Genres

DramaHistory

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

6.88/10

Release Date

28 February 1936

Country

United States of America

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

Fred Kohler Jr.

Fred Kohler Jr.

Sergeant Cooper

Ernest Whitman

Ernest Whitman

Buck

Paul Fix

Paul Fix

David Herold

Frank Shannon

Frank Shannon

Mr. Holt

Frank McGlynn Sr.

Frank McGlynn Sr.

Abraham Lincoln

Leila McIntyre

Leila McIntyre

Mrs. Abraham Lincoln

Etta McDaniel

Etta McDaniel

Aunt Rosabelle

J.M. Kerrigan

J.M. Kerrigan

Judge Maiben

Arthur Loft

Arthur Loft

Carpet Bagger

Paul McVey

Paul McVey

General Hunter

Maurice Murphy

Maurice Murphy

Orderly

Matthew Beard

Matthew Beard

Boy at Dr. Mudd's Door (uncredited)

Frank Baker

Frank Baker

Stanley Blystone

Stanley Blystone

Stanley Bordagaray

Stanley Bordagaray

Whitney Bourne

Whitney Bourne

Lester Dorr

Lester Dorr

George A. Atzerodt

Robert Dudley

Robert Dudley

Druggist at Trial

Jan Duggan

Jan Duggan

Actress at Ford's Theatre

Earl Eby

Earl Eby

Usher

Dick Elliott

Dick Elliott

Actor at Ford's Theatre

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Woman Sitting Behind Lincoln in Theatre Box

Bud Geary

Bud Geary

Sergeant

Melvin J. Gibby

Melvin J. Gibby

Lewis Payne

Charles Haefeli

Charles Haefeli

Prisoner

Robert Homans

Robert Homans

Sergeant

John Lester Johnson

John Lester Johnson

Black Soldier at Prison

Beulah Hall Jones

Beulah Hall Jones

Blanche

Paul Kruger

Paul Kruger

Soldier

Duke R. Lee

Duke R. Lee

Sergeant

Wilfred Lucas

Wilfred Lucas

Testifying Colonel

Murdock MacQuarrie

Murdock MacQuarrie

Edman Spangler

James A. Marcus

James A. Marcus

Blacksmith

Eric Mayne

Eric Mayne

Court-Martial Participant

Paul McAllister

Paul McAllister

Doctor

Merrill McCormick

Merrill McCormick

Commandant's Aide

J.P. McGowan

J.P. McGowan

Ship's Captain

Arthur Millett

Arthur Millett

Wedgwood Nowell

Wedgwood Nowell

Court-Martial Member

Robert Parrish

Robert Parrish

Vester Pegg

Vester Pegg

Soldier

Jack Pennick

Jack Pennick

Corporal

George H. Reed

George H. Reed

Black Man Giving Booth Directions

Paul Stanton

Paul Stanton

Agitating Orator

Tom Steele

Tom Steele

Trooper

Harry Strang

Harry Strang

Ship's Mate

Cyril Thornton

Cyril Thornton

Michael O'Laughlin

Ray Turner

Ray Turner

Black Soldier at Prison

Blue Washington

Blue Washington

Black Soldier at Prison

Charles West

Charles West

Washington (DC) Citizen

Cecil Weston

Cecil Weston

Mary Surratt

Lloyd Whitlock

Lloyd Whitlock

Maj. Rathbone

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