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 58 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 Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone is Boy Seeking Dr. Mudd (uncredited)
Boy Seeking Dr. Mudd (uncredited)
Stanley Bordagaray is Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Whitney Bourne is Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Lester Dorr is George A. Atzerodt (uncredited)
George A. Atzerodt (uncredited)
Robert Dudley is Druggist at Trial (uncredited)
Druggist at Trial (uncredited)
Jan Duggan is Actress at Ford's Theatre (uncredited)
Actress at Ford's Theatre (uncredited)
Earl Eby is Usher (uncredited)
Usher (uncredited)
Dick Elliott is Actor at Ford's Theatre (uncredited)
Actor at Ford's Theatre (uncredited)
Bess Flowers is Woman Sitting Behind Lincoln in Theatre Box (uncredited)
Woman Sitting Behind Lincoln in Theatre Box (uncredited)
Bud Geary is Sergeant (uncredited)
Sergeant (uncredited)
Melvin J. Gibby is Lewis Payne (uncredited)
Lewis Payne (uncredited)
Charles Haefeli is Prisoner (uncredited)
Prisoner (uncredited)
Robert Homans is Sergeant (uncredited)
Sergeant (uncredited)
John Lester Johnson is Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)
Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)
Beulah Hall Jones is Blanche (uncredited)
Blanche (uncredited)
Paul Kruger is Soldier (uncredited)
Soldier (uncredited)
Duke R. Lee is Sergeant (uncredited)
Sergeant (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas is Testifying Colonel (uncredited)
Testifying Colonel (uncredited)
Murdock MacQuarrie is Edman Spangler (uncredited)
Edman Spangler (uncredited)
James A. Marcus is Blacksmith (uncredited)
Blacksmith (uncredited)
Eric Mayne is Court-Martial Participant (uncredited)
Court-Martial Participant (uncredited)
Paul McAllister is Doctor (uncredited)
Doctor (uncredited)
Merrill McCormick is Commandant's Aide (uncredited)
Commandant's Aide (uncredited)
J.P. McGowan is Ship's Captain (uncredited)
Ship's Captain (uncredited)
Arthur Millett is Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell is Court-Martial Member (uncredited)
Court-Martial Member (uncredited)
Robert Parrish is Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Vester Pegg is Soldier (uncredited)
Soldier (uncredited)
Jack Pennick is Corporal (uncredited)
Corporal (uncredited)
George H. Reed is Black Man Giving Booth Directions (uncredited)
Black Man Giving Booth Directions (uncredited)
Paul Stanton is Agitating Orator (uncredited)
Agitating Orator (uncredited)
Tom Steele is Trooper (uncredited)
Trooper (uncredited)
Harry Strang is Ship's Mate (uncredited)
Ship's Mate (uncredited)
Cyril Thornton is Michael O'Laughlin (uncredited)
Michael O'Laughlin (uncredited)
Ray Turner is Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)
Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)
Blue Washington is Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)
Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)
Charles West is Washington (DC) Citizen (uncredited)
Washington (DC) Citizen (uncredited)
Cecil Weston is Mary Surratt (uncredited)
Mary Surratt (uncredited)
Lloyd Whitlock is Maj. Rathbone (uncredited)
Maj. Rathbone (uncredited)

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