The Prisoner of Shark Island

Based on the life story of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd

Duration: 93 min
Release date: 1936-02-28
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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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Warner Baxter
Warner Baxter
as Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd
Gloria Stuart
Gloria Stuart
as Mrs. Peggy Mudd
Claude Gillingwater
Claude Gillingwater
as Colonel Dyer
Arthur Byron
Arthur Byron
as Mr. Erickson
O. P. Heggie
O. P. Heggie
as Dr. Mac Intyre
Harry Carey
Harry Carey
as Commandant
Francis Ford
Francis Ford
as Corporal O'Toole
John McGuire
John McGuire
as Lieutenant Lovett
Francis McDonald
Francis McDonald
as John Wilkes Booth
Douglas Wood
Douglas Wood
as General Ewing
John Carradine
John Carradine
as Sergeant Rankin
Joyce Kay
Joyce Kay
as Martha Mudd
Fred Kohler Jr.
Fred Kohler Jr.
as Sergeant Cooper
Ernest Whitman
Ernest Whitman
as Buck
Paul Fix
Paul Fix
as David Herold
Frank Shannon
Frank Shannon
as Mr. Holt
Frank McGlynn Sr.
Frank McGlynn Sr.
as Abraham Lincoln
Leila McIntyre
Leila McIntyre
as Mrs. Abraham Lincoln
Etta McDaniel
Etta McDaniel
as Aunt Rosabelle
J.M. Kerrigan
J.M. Kerrigan
as Judge Maiben
Arthur Loft
Arthur Loft
as Carpet Bagger
Paul McVey
Paul McVey
as General Hunter
Maurice Murphy
Maurice Murphy
as Orderly
Matthew Beard
Matthew Beard
as Boy at Dr. Mudd's Door (uncredited)
Frank Baker
Frank Baker
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
Stanley Blystone
as Boy Seeking Dr. Mudd (uncredited)
Stanley Bordagaray
Stanley Bordagaray
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Whitney Bourne
Whitney Bourne
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
Lester Dorr
as George A. Atzerodt (uncredited)
Robert Dudley
Robert Dudley
as Druggist at Trial (uncredited)
Jan Duggan
Jan Duggan
as Actress at Ford's Theatre (uncredited)
Earl Eby
Earl Eby
as Usher (uncredited)
Dick Elliott
Dick Elliott
as Actor at Ford's Theatre (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
as Woman Sitting Behind Lincoln in Theatre Box (uncredited)
Bud Geary
Bud Geary
as Sergeant (uncredited)
Melvin J. Gibby
Melvin J. Gibby
as Lewis Payne (uncredited)
Charles Haefeli
Charles Haefeli
as Prisoner (uncredited)
Robert Homans
Robert Homans
as Sergeant (uncredited)
John Lester Johnson
John Lester Johnson
as Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)
Beulah Hall Jones
Beulah Hall Jones
as Blanche (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
Paul Kruger
as Soldier (uncredited)
Duke R. Lee
Duke R. Lee
as Sergeant (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas
Wilfred Lucas
as Testifying Colonel (uncredited)
Murdock MacQuarrie
Murdock MacQuarrie
as Edman Spangler (uncredited)
James A. Marcus
James A. Marcus
as Blacksmith (uncredited)
Eric Mayne
Eric Mayne
as Court-Martial Participant (uncredited)
Paul McAllister
Paul McAllister
as Doctor (uncredited)
Merrill McCormick
Merrill McCormick
as Commandant's Aide (uncredited)
J.P. McGowan
J.P. McGowan
as Ship's Captain (uncredited)
Arthur Millett
Arthur Millett
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell
Wedgwood Nowell
as Court-Martial Member (uncredited)
Robert Parrish
Robert Parrish
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Vester Pegg
Vester Pegg
as Soldier (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
Jack Pennick
as Corporal (uncredited)
George H. Reed
George H. Reed
as Black Man Giving Booth Directions (uncredited)
Paul Stanton
Paul Stanton
as Agitating Orator (uncredited)
Tom Steele
Tom Steele
as Trooper (uncredited)
Harry Strang
Harry Strang
as Ship's Mate (uncredited)
Cyril Thornton
Cyril Thornton
as Michael O'Laughlin (uncredited)
Ray Turner
Ray Turner
as Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)
Blue Washington
Blue Washington
as Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)
Charles West
Charles West
as Washington (DC) Citizen (uncredited)
Cecil Weston
Cecil Weston
as Mary Surratt (uncredited)
Lloyd Whitlock
Lloyd Whitlock
as Maj. Rathbone (uncredited)
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