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The Prisoner of Shark Island is a 1936 American drama film loosely based on the life of Maryland physician Samuel Mudd, who treated the injured presidential assassin John Wilkes Booth and later spent time in prison after his controversial conviction for being one of Booth's accomplices.
A 1936 biopic of Dr. Samuel Mudd, who treated John Wilkes Booth after the Lincoln assassination and was imprisoned on a shark-infested island. IMDb provides cast and crew, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
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.
Synopsis. On the night of April 9, 1865, the day of General Robert E. Lee's surrender, revelers parade to the White House, where President Abraham Lincoln appears on the balcony. His request for the band to play "Dixie" is greeted by exuberant cheers.
Dr. Samuel Mudd (Warner Baxter) is arrested for being an accomplice to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln (Frank McGlynn Sr.) when he unknowingly aids...
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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.
