The Prisoner of Shark Island

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1936 PG-13 1h 33m
6.8 /10
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The Prisoner of Shark Island
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Genre
DramaHistory
Plot

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.

Director
Writers
Nunnally Johnson
Stars
Warner BaxterGloria StuartClaude Gillingwater

Cast & Crew

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
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Joyce Kay
Martha Mudd
Fred Kohler Jr.
Fred Kohler Jr.
Sergeant Cooper
Ernest Whitman
Ernest Whitman
Buck
Paul Fix
Paul Fix
David Herold
Frank Shannon
Frank Shannon
Mr. Holt
Frank McGlynn Sr.
Frank McGlynn Sr.
Abraham Lincoln
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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
Maurice Murphy
Maurice Murphy
Orderly
Matthew Beard
Matthew Beard
Boy at Dr. Mudd's Door (uncredited)
Frank Baker
Frank Baker
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
Stanley Blystone
Boy Seeking Dr. Mudd (uncredited)
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Stanley Bordagaray
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Whitney Bourne
Whitney Bourne
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
Lester Dorr
George A. Atzerodt (uncredited)
Robert Dudley
Robert Dudley
Druggist at Trial (uncredited)
Jan Duggan
Jan Duggan
Actress at Ford's Theatre (uncredited)
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Earl Eby
Usher (uncredited)
Dick Elliott
Dick Elliott
Actor at Ford's Theatre (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
Woman Sitting Behind Lincoln in Theatre Box (uncredited)
Bud Geary
Bud Geary
Sergeant (uncredited)
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Melvin J. Gibby
Lewis Payne (uncredited)
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Charles Haefeli
Prisoner (uncredited)
Robert Homans
Robert Homans
Sergeant (uncredited)
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John Lester Johnson
Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)
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Beulah Hall Jones
Blanche (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
Paul Kruger
Soldier (uncredited)
Duke R. Lee
Duke R. Lee
Sergeant (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas
Wilfred Lucas
Testifying Colonel (uncredited)
Murdock MacQuarrie
Murdock MacQuarrie
Edman Spangler (uncredited)
James A. Marcus
James A. Marcus
Blacksmith (uncredited)
Eric Mayne
Eric Mayne
Court-Martial Participant (uncredited)
Paul McAllister
Paul McAllister
Doctor (uncredited)
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Merrill McCormick
Commandant's Aide (uncredited)
J.P. McGowan
J.P. McGowan
Ship's Captain (uncredited)
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Arthur Millett
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell
Wedgwood Nowell
Court-Martial Member (uncredited)
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Robert Parrish
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Vester Pegg
Soldier (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
Jack Pennick
Corporal (uncredited)
George H. Reed
George H. Reed
Black Man Giving Booth Directions (uncredited)
Paul Stanton
Paul Stanton
Agitating Orator (uncredited)
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Tom Steele
Trooper (uncredited)
Harry Strang
Harry Strang
Ship's Mate (uncredited)
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Cyril Thornton
Michael O'Laughlin (uncredited)
Ray Turner
Ray Turner
Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)
Blue Washington
Blue Washington
Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)
Charles West
Charles West
Washington (DC) Citizen (uncredited)
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Cecil Weston
Mary Surratt (uncredited)
Lloyd Whitlock
Lloyd Whitlock
Maj. Rathbone (uncredited)
User Reviews
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felixxx999
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9 Jan 2022

Don't know how I missed this one but it's a great thriller. From the title you'd never guess it's an historical drama about Dr. Samuel Mudd who infam...

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