The Prisoner of Shark Island
"Based on the life story of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd"
1936-02-28
6.8
en 93mDramaHistory
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.
Costume Designer
Gwen Wakeling
Music Director
Louis Silvers
Presenter
Joseph M. Schenck
Sound
W.D. Flick
Sound
Roger Heman Sr.
Director
John Ford
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Status
ReleasedCountries
- United States of America
Companies
- 20th Century Fox
