1936
- Drama
- History
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Based on the life story of dr. samuel a. mudd
Runtime
1h 33m
Countries
- US
- United States
Languages
- en
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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StatusReleased
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Release dateFeb. 28, 1936
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Original LanguageEnglish
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Production Companies
- 20th Century Fox
- Darryl F. Zanuck Productions