
The Prisoner of Shark Island 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.
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History
- Release Date
Feb 28, 1936
- Popularity: 0.8663
- 53 votes
- Directed by
John Ford
- Screenplay by
Nunnally Johnson
- Productions
20th Century Fox (US)
- Budget
Revenue: NA
Duration: 1h 33 min
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