The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)

The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1936-02-28 United States of America 93 Min. PG-13
6.8 53 votes
Drama, History

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.

Cast

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

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