The Prisoner of Shark Island
First aired on Feb 28, 1936
Runtime: 93mins
70%
Genres: Drama, History
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 Cast: click image to view more
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
Harry Carey | Commandant
Featured Crew
Gwen Wakeling | Costume Designer
Louis Silvers | Music Director
Joseph M. Schenck | Presenter
W.D. Flick | Sound
Roger Heman Sr. | Sound
John Ford | Director
