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The Prisoner of Shark Island
6.8NRReleased

The Prisoner of Shark Island

“Based on the life story of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd”

19361h 33mDramaHistory

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.

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Created By

Director
John Ford
John Ford

Alternative Titles

Die Insel der HaifischeAT
Status
Released
Original Title
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Production Countries
United States of America
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Cast

Acting

Warner Baxter

Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd
Acting

Gloria Stuart

Mrs. Peggy Mudd
Acting

Claude Gillingwater

Colonel Dyer
Acting

Arthur Byron

Mr. Erickson
Acting

O. P. Heggie

Dr. Mac Intyre
Acting

Harry Carey

Commandant
Acting

Francis Ford

Corporal O'Toole
Acting

John McGuire

Lieutenant Lovett
Acting

Francis McDonald

John Wilkes Booth
Acting

Douglas Wood

General Ewing

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