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The Prisoner of Shark Island: Full Cast & Crew 1936 History/Drama
Dr. Samuel Mudd (Warner Baxter) is arrested for being an accomplice to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln (Frank McGlynn Sr.) when he unknowingly aids an injured John Wilkes Booth (Francis McDonald) following the shooting at Ford's Theater. He's sentenced to life in prison and sent to a treacherous penal colony on a remote island in the Dry Tortugas. But when yellow fever breaks out on the island and strikes the prison's doctor, Mudd's medical training becomes invaluable. Released: Feb 12, 1936 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

All Cast Crew
John Ford Director Warner Baxter Dr. Samuel Mudd Actor Gloria Stuart Mrs. Peggy Mudd Actor Claude Gillingwater Sr. Col. Jeremiah Milford Dyer Actor Arthur Byron Mr. Erickson Actor O.P. Heggie Dr. MacIntyre Actor Harry Carey Commandant of Fort Jefferson Actor Francis Ford Cpl. O'Toole Actor John McGuire Lt. Lovett Actor Francis McDonald John Wilkes Booth Actor John Carradine Sgt. Rankin Actor Frank McGlynn President Abraham Lincoln Actor Joyce Kay Martha Mudd Actor Nunnally Johnson Screenwriter