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The Prisoner of Shark Island

Drama | History

6.8

Release Date

February 28, 1936

Duration

93 min

Status

Released

Language

en

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.

Casts

Warner Baxter

Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd

Warner Baxter

Gloria Stuart

Mrs. Peggy Mudd

Gloria Stuart

Claude Gillingwater

Colonel Dyer

Claude Gillingwater

Arthur Byron

Mr. Erickson

Arthur Byron

O. P. Heggie

Dr. Mac Intyre

O. P. Heggie

Harry Carey

Commandant

Harry Carey

Francis Ford

Corporal O'Toole

Francis Ford

John McGuire

Lieutenant Lovett

John McGuire

Francis McDonald

John Wilkes Booth

Francis McDonald

Douglas Wood

General Ewing

Douglas Wood

John Carradine

Sergeant Rankin

John Carradine

Joyce Kay

Martha Mudd

Joyce Kay

Fred Kohler Jr.

Sergeant Cooper

Fred Kohler Jr.

Ernest Whitman

Buck

Ernest Whitman

Paul Fix

David Herold

Paul Fix

Frank Shannon

Mr. Holt

Frank Shannon

Frank McGlynn Sr.

Abraham Lincoln

Frank McGlynn Sr.

Leila McIntyre

Mrs. Abraham Lincoln

Leila McIntyre

Etta McDaniel

Aunt Rosabelle

Etta McDaniel

J.M. Kerrigan

Judge Maiben

J.M. Kerrigan

Arthur Loft

Carpet Bagger

Arthur Loft

Paul McVey

General Hunter

Paul McVey

Maurice Murphy

Orderly

Maurice Murphy

Matthew Beard

Boy at Dr. Mudd's Door (uncredited)

Matthew Beard

Frank Baker

Frank Baker

Stanley Blystone

Stanley Blystone

Stanley Bordagaray

Stanley Bordagaray

Whitney Bourne

Whitney Bourne

Lester Dorr

George A. Atzerodt

Lester Dorr

Robert Dudley

Druggist at Trial

Robert Dudley

Jan Duggan

Actress at Ford's Theatre

Jan Duggan

Earl Eby

Usher

Earl Eby

Dick Elliott

Actor at Ford's Theatre

Dick Elliott

Bess Flowers

Woman Sitting Behind Lincoln in Theatre Box

Bess Flowers

Bud Geary

Sergeant

Bud Geary

Melvin J. Gibby

Lewis Payne

Melvin J. Gibby

Charles Haefeli

Prisoner

Charles Haefeli

Robert Homans

Sergeant

Robert Homans

John Lester Johnson

Black Soldier at Prison

John Lester Johnson

Beulah Hall Jones

Blanche

Beulah Hall Jones

Paul Kruger

Soldier

Paul Kruger

Duke R. Lee

Sergeant

Duke R. Lee

Wilfred Lucas

Testifying Colonel

Wilfred Lucas

Murdock MacQuarrie

Edman Spangler

Murdock MacQuarrie

James A. Marcus

Blacksmith

James A. Marcus

Eric Mayne

Court-Martial Participant

Eric Mayne

Paul McAllister

Doctor

Paul McAllister

Merrill McCormick

Commandant's Aide

Merrill McCormick

J.P. McGowan

Ship's Captain

J.P. McGowan

Arthur Millett

Arthur Millett

Wedgwood Nowell

Court-Martial Member

Wedgwood Nowell

Robert Parrish

Robert Parrish

Vester Pegg

Soldier

Vester Pegg

Jack Pennick

Corporal

Jack Pennick

George H. Reed

Black Man Giving Booth Directions

George H. Reed

Paul Stanton

Agitating Orator

Paul Stanton

Tom Steele

Trooper

Tom Steele

Harry Strang

Ship's Mate

Harry Strang

Cyril Thornton

Michael O'Laughlin

Cyril Thornton

Ray Turner

Black Soldier at Prison

Ray Turner

Blue Washington

Black Soldier at Prison

Blue Washington

Charles West

Washington (DC) Citizen

Charles West

Cecil Weston

Mary Surratt

Cecil Weston

Lloyd Whitlock

Maj. Rathbone

Lloyd Whitlock

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