
The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
Released:
1936-02-28
Duration:
1hr 33min
Rating 6.8
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 | 5.284 |
Directed By
John Ford
Crew
Costume Designer
Gwen Wakeling
Gwen Wakeling
Sound
W.D. Flick
W.D. Flick
Sound
Roger Heman Sr.
Roger Heman Sr.
Music Director
Louis Silvers
Louis Silvers
Presenter
Joseph M. Schenck
Joseph M. Schenck
Director
John Ford
John Ford
Screenplay
Nunnally Johnson
Nunnally Johnson
Producer
Darryl F. Zanuck
Darryl F. Zanuck
Associate Producer
Nunnally Johnson
Nunnally Johnson
Editor
Jack Murray
Jack Murray
Art Direction
William S. Darling
William S. Darling
Set Decoration
Thomas Little
Thomas Little
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