Movie Description
The Prisoner of Shark Island
(1936)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : John Ford
- Producer : Darryl F. Zanuck
- Editor : Jack Murray
- Cast : Warner Baxter,Gloria Stuart,Claude Gillingwater,Arthur Byron,O. P. Heggie,Harry Carey,Francis Ford,John McGuire,Francis McDonald,Douglas Wood,John Carradine,Joyce Kay,Fred Kohler Jr.,Ernest Whitman,Paul Fix,Frank Shannon,Frank McGlynn Sr.,Leila McIntyre,Etta McDaniel,J.M. Kerrigan,Arthur Loft,Paul McVey,Maurice Murphy,Matthew Beard
Cast
Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd
Mrs. Peggy Mudd
Colonel Dyer
Mr. Erickson
Dr. Mac Intyre
Commandant
Corporal O'Toole
Lieutenant Lovett
John Wilkes Booth
General Ewing
Sergeant Rankin
Martha Mudd
Sergeant Cooper
Buck
David Herold
Mr. Holt
Abraham Lincoln
Mrs. Abraham Lincoln
Aunt Rosabelle
Judge Maiben
Carpet Bagger
General Hunter
Orderly
Boy at Dr. Mudd's Door (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleThe Prisoner of Shark Island
Status Released
Release Information
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1936-02-28
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 33m
Production Companies20th Century Fox
Genres
- Drama
- History
