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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Drama
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Release Date

Feb 28, 1936

Duration: 1h 33 min

Popularity: 0.8663
53 votes
Directed by

John Ford

Screenplay by

Nunnally Johnson

Productions

20th Century Fox (US)

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Revenue: NA

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Gwen Wakeling

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