The Prisoner of Shark Island

The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)

Released: 1936-02-28 Duration: 1hr 33min
Genres: Drama History
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
20th Century Fox

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 8.384

Directed By

John Ford

Crew

Costume Designer
Gwen Wakeling
Music Director
Louis Silvers
Director
John Ford
Screenplay
Nunnally Johnson
Editor
Jack Murray
Set Decoration
Thomas Little
Associate Producer
Nunnally Johnson
Art Direction
William S. Darling
Assistant Director
Edward O'Fearna
Director of Photography
Bert Glennon

TOP 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

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

Matthew Beard
Matthew Beard

Boy at Dr. Mudd's door

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