MOVIE

The Prisoner of Shark Island

Name: The Prisoner of Shark Island
Director: John Ford
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1936-02-28
Cast: Warner Baxter, Gloria Stuart, Claude Gillingwater, Arthur Byron, O. P. Heggie

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

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.

After healing the leg of the murderer John Wilkes Booth, responsible for the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, perpetrated on April 14, 1865… + more

Release Date

1936-02-28

Year

1936

Duration

1h 33m

Status

Released

Score

6.86

Genres

Drama History

Production

20th Century Fox

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