The Prisoner of Shark Island
Based on the life story of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd
1936 1h 33m 6.8Movie
DramaHistory
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.
Cast
Warner BaxterGloria StuartClaude GillingwaterArthur ByronO. P. HeggieHarry CareyFrancis FordJohn McGuireFrancis McDonaldDouglas WoodJohn CarradineJoyce Kay
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