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The Prisoner of Shark Island
“Based on the life story of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd”
6.8 / 10• 1936• 1h 33m•NR• English
DramaHistory
Storyline
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 & Crew
Warner Baxter
Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd
Lead
Gloria Stuart
Mrs. Peggy Mudd
Claude Gillingwater
Colonel Dyer
Arthur Byron
Mr. Erickson
O. P. Heggie
Dr. Mac Intyre
Harry Carey
Commandant
Francis Ford
Corporal O'Toole
John McGuire
Lieutenant Lovett
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Ford's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Prisoner of Shark Island is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
