The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)

Name: The Prisoner of Shark Island
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1936
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Warner Baxter, Gloria Stuart, Claude Gillingwater, Arthur Byron, O. P. Heggie

1h 33m United States of America

Drama History

Plot

Dr. Samuel A. Mudd finds himself entangled in a historical nightmare after he treats the injured leg of John Wilkes Booth, the man who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865, at Ford's Theatre. Accused of complicity in the heinous crime, Mudd faces the harsh consequences of his actions. Sentenced to life behind bars, he is confined to the grim Shark Island Prison, where he must navigate the challenges of survival and redemption amidst the harsh realities of his punishment and the turbulent times surrounding him.

Cast

Warner Baxter Gloria Stuart Claude Gillingwater Arthur Byron O. P. Heggie Harry Carey Francis Ford John McGuire Francis McDonald Douglas Wood John Carradine Joyce Kay Fred Kohler Jr. Ernest Whitman Paul Fix