The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
“Based on the life story of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd”
1h 33m·1936
IMDb7.2/10RT89%TMDB6.9/10
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.
Director: John Ford
Where to Watch · US
Top 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
