Movie Description
The Prisoner of Shark Island
(1936)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : John Ford
- Producer : Darryl F. Zanuck
- Editor : Jack Murray
- Cast : Warner Baxter,Gloria Stuart,Claude Gillingwater,Arthur Byron,O. P. Heggie,Harry Carey,Francis Ford,John McGuire,Francis McDonald,Douglas Wood,John Carradine,Joyce Kay,Fred Kohler Jr.,Ernest Whitman,Paul Fix,Frank Shannon,Frank McGlynn Sr.,Leila McIntyre,Etta McDaniel,J.M. Kerrigan,Arthur Loft,Paul McVey,Maurice Murphy,Matthew Beard,Frank Baker,Stanley Blystone,Stanley Bordagaray,Whitney Bourne,Lester Dorr,Robert Dudley,Jan Duggan,Earl Eby,Dick Elliott,Bess Flowers,Bud Geary,Melvin J. Gibby,Charles Haefeli,Robert Homans,John Lester Johnson,Beulah Hall Jones,Paul Kruger,Duke R. Lee,Wilfred Lucas,Murdock MacQuarrie,James A. Marcus,Eric Mayne,Paul McAllister,Merrill McCormick,J.P. McGowan,Arthur Millett,Wedgwood Nowell,Robert Parrish,Vester Pegg,Jack Pennick,George H. Reed,Paul Stanton,Tom Steele,Harry Strang,Cyril Thornton,Ray Turner,Blue Washington,Charles West,Cecil Weston,Lloyd Whitlock
Cast
Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd
Mrs. Peggy Mudd
Colonel Dyer
Mr. Erickson
Dr. Mac Intyre
Commandant
Corporal O'Toole
Lieutenant Lovett
John Wilkes Booth
General Ewing
Sergeant Rankin
Martha Mudd
Sergeant Cooper
Buck
David Herold
Mr. Holt
Abraham Lincoln
Mrs. Abraham Lincoln
Aunt Rosabelle
Judge Maiben
Carpet Bagger
General Hunter
Orderly
Boy at Dr. Mudd's Door (uncredited)
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Boy Seeking Dr. Mudd (uncredited)
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
George A. Atzerodt (uncredited)
Druggist at Trial (uncredited)
Actress at Ford's Theatre (uncredited)
Usher (uncredited)
Actor at Ford's Theatre (uncredited)
Woman Sitting Behind Lincoln in Theatre Box (uncredited)
Sergeant (uncredited)
Lewis Payne (uncredited)
Prisoner (uncredited)
Sergeant (uncredited)
Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)
Blanche (uncredited)
Soldier (uncredited)
Sergeant (uncredited)
Testifying Colonel (uncredited)
Edman Spangler (uncredited)
Blacksmith (uncredited)
Court-Martial Participant (uncredited)
Doctor (uncredited)
Commandant's Aide (uncredited)
Ship's Captain (uncredited)
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Court-Martial Member (uncredited)
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Soldier (uncredited)
Corporal (uncredited)
Black Man Giving Booth Directions (uncredited)
Agitating Orator (uncredited)
Trooper (uncredited)
Ship's Mate (uncredited)
Michael O'Laughlin (uncredited)
Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)
Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)
Washington (DC) Citizen (uncredited)
Mary Surratt (uncredited)
Maj. Rathbone (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleThe Prisoner of Shark Island
Status Released
Release Information
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1936-02-28
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 33m
Production Companies20th Century Fox
Genres
- Drama
- History
