The Prisoner of Shark Island

Name: The Prisoner of Shark Island
Director: John Ford
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1936-02-28
Duration: 93 min
Cast: Warner Baxter, Gloria Stuart, Claude Gillingwater, Arthur Byron, O. P. Heggie

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1936 · 93 min · NR · Drama · History · TMDB 6.8/10

Overview

After healing the leg of the murderer John Wilkes Booth — responsible for the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln — Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, considered part of the atrocious conspiracy, is sentenced to life imprisonment and sent to the sinister Shark Island Prison.

Directed by John Ford

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