The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
Released:
1936-02-28
Duration:
1hr 33min
Rating 6.9
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.
Production Companies
20th Century Fox
Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 8.384 |
Directed By
John Ford
Crew
Costume Designer
Gwen Wakeling
Gwen Wakeling
Music Director
Louis Silvers
Louis Silvers
Presenter
Joseph M. Schenck
Joseph M. Schenck
Sound
W. D. Flick
W. D. Flick
Sound
Roger Heman Sr.
Roger Heman Sr.
Director
John Ford
John Ford
Screenplay
Nunnally Johnson
Nunnally Johnson
Editor
Jack Murray
Jack Murray
Set Decoration
Thomas Little
Thomas Little
Associate Producer
Nunnally Johnson
Nunnally Johnson
Producer
Darryl F. Zanuck
Darryl F. Zanuck
Art Direction
William S. Darling
William S. Darling
Assistant Director
Edward O'Fearna
Edward O'Fearna
Director of Photography
Bert Glennon
Bert Glennon
TOP CAST
Warner Baxter
Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd
Gloria Stuart
Mrs. Peggy Mudd
Claude Gillingwater
Colonel Dyer
Arthur Byron
Mr. Erickson
O. P. Heggie
Dr. Mac Intyre
Harry Carey
Commandant
Francis Ford
Corporal O'Toole
John McGuire
Lieutenant Lovett
Francis McDonald
John Wilkes Booth
Douglas Wood
General Ewing
John Carradine
Sergeant Rankin
Joyce Kay
Martha Mudd
Fred Kohler Jr.
Sergeant Cooper
Ernest Whitman
Buck
Paul Fix
David Herold
Frank Shannon
Mr. Holt
Frank McGlynn Sr.
Abraham Lincoln
Leila McIntyre
Mrs. Abraham Lincoln
Etta McDaniel
Aunt Rosabelle
J.M. Kerrigan
Judge Maiben
Arthur Loft
Carpet Bagger
Paul McVey
General Hunter
Maurice Murphy
Orderly
Matthew Beard
Boy at Dr. Mudd's door