The Prisoner of Shark Island
The Prisoner of Shark Island
The Prisoner of Shark Island
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1936
1h 33m
6.8(58 votes)
Drama
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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.

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20th Century Fox

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Cast & Crew

64 members
Acting

Warner Baxter

Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd

Warner Baxter
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Gloria Stuart

Mrs. Peggy Mudd

Gloria Stuart
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Claude Gillingwater

Colonel Dyer

Claude Gillingwater
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Arthur Byron

Mr. Erickson

Arthur Byron
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O. P. Heggie

Dr. Mac Intyre

O. P. Heggie
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Harry Carey

Commandant

Harry Carey
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Francis Ford

Corporal O'Toole

Francis Ford
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John McGuire

Lieutenant Lovett

John McGuire
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Francis McDonald

John Wilkes Booth

Francis McDonald
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Douglas Wood

General Ewing

Douglas Wood
Acting

John Carradine

Sergeant Rankin

John Carradine
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Joyce Kay

Martha Mudd

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Fred Kohler Jr.

Sergeant Cooper

Fred Kohler Jr.
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Ernest Whitman

Buck

Ernest Whitman
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Paul Fix

David Herold

Paul Fix
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Frank Shannon

Mr. Holt

Frank Shannon
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Frank McGlynn Sr.

Abraham Lincoln

Frank McGlynn Sr.
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Leila McIntyre

Mrs. Abraham Lincoln

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Etta McDaniel

Aunt Rosabelle

Etta McDaniel
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J.M. Kerrigan

Judge Maiben

J.M. Kerrigan
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Arthur Loft

Carpet Bagger

Arthur Loft
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Paul McVey

General Hunter

Paul McVey
Acting

Maurice Murphy

Orderly

Maurice Murphy
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Matthew Beard

Boy at Dr. Mudd's Door (uncredited)

Matthew Beard
Acting

Frank Baker

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Frank Baker
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Stanley Blystone

Boy Seeking Dr. Mudd (uncredited)

Stanley Blystone
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Stanley Bordagaray

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

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Whitney Bourne

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Whitney Bourne
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Lester Dorr

George A. Atzerodt (uncredited)

Lester Dorr
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Robert Dudley

Druggist at Trial (uncredited)

Robert Dudley
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Jan Duggan

Actress at Ford's Theatre (uncredited)

Jan Duggan
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Earl Eby

Usher (uncredited)

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Dick Elliott

Actor at Ford's Theatre (uncredited)

Dick Elliott
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Bess Flowers

Woman Sitting Behind Lincoln in Theatre Box (uncredited)

Bess Flowers
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Bud Geary

Sergeant (uncredited)

Bud Geary
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Melvin J. Gibby

Lewis Payne (uncredited)

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Charles Haefeli

Prisoner (uncredited)

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Robert Homans

Sergeant (uncredited)

Robert Homans
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John Lester Johnson

Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)

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Beulah Hall Jones

Blanche (uncredited)

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Paul Kruger

Soldier (uncredited)

Paul Kruger
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Duke R. Lee

Sergeant (uncredited)

Duke R. Lee
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Wilfred Lucas

Testifying Colonel (uncredited)

Wilfred Lucas
Acting

Murdock MacQuarrie

Edman Spangler (uncredited)

Murdock MacQuarrie
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James A. Marcus

Blacksmith (uncredited)

James A. Marcus
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Eric Mayne

Court-Martial Participant (uncredited)

Eric Mayne
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Paul McAllister

Doctor (uncredited)

Paul McAllister
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Merrill McCormick

Commandant's Aide (uncredited)

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J.P. McGowan

Ship's Captain (uncredited)

J.P. McGowan
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Arthur Millett

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

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Wedgwood Nowell

Court-Martial Member (uncredited)

Wedgwood Nowell
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Robert Parrish

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

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Vester Pegg

Soldier (uncredited)

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Jack Pennick

Corporal (uncredited)

Jack Pennick
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George H. Reed

Black Man Giving Booth Directions (uncredited)

George H. Reed
Acting

Paul Stanton

Agitating Orator (uncredited)

Paul Stanton
Acting

Tom Steele

Trooper (uncredited)

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Harry Strang

Ship's Mate (uncredited)

Harry Strang
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Cyril Thornton

Michael O'Laughlin (uncredited)

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Ray Turner

Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)

Ray Turner
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Blue Washington

Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)

Blue Washington
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Charles West

Washington (DC) Citizen (uncredited)

Charles West
Acting

Cecil Weston

Mary Surratt (uncredited)

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Lloyd Whitlock

Maj. Rathbone (uncredited)

Lloyd Whitlock

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