The Prisoner of Shark Island
John Ford1936-02-28
Based on the life story of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd
6.9
93 min
After healing the leg of the murderer John Wilkes Booth — responsible for the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln — Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, considered part of the atrocious conspiracy, is sentenced to life imprisonment and sent to the sinister Shark Island Prison.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Warner Baxter | Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd | Unowned |
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Gloria Stuart | Mrs. Peggy Mudd | Unowned |
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Claude Gillingwater | Colonel Dyer | Unowned |
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Arthur Byron | Mr. Erickson | Unowned |
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O. P. Heggie | Dr. Mac Intyre | Unowned |
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Harry Carey | Commandant | Unowned |
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Francis Ford | Corporal O'Toole | Unowned |
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John McGuire | Lieutenant Lovett | Unowned |
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Francis McDonald | John Wilkes Booth | Unowned |
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Douglas Wood | General Ewing | Unowned |
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John Carradine | Sergeant Rankin | Unowned |
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Joyce Kay | Martha Mudd | Unowned |
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Fred Kohler Jr. | Sergeant Cooper | Unowned |
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Ernest Whitman | Buck | Unowned |
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Paul Fix | David Herold | Unowned |
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Frank Shannon | Mr. Holt | Unowned |
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Frank McGlynn Sr. | Abraham Lincoln | Unowned |
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Leila McIntyre | Mrs. Abraham Lincoln | Unowned |
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Etta McDaniel | Aunt Rosabelle | Unowned |
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J.M. Kerrigan | Judge Maiben | Unowned |
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Arthur Loft | Carpet Bagger | Unowned |
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Paul McVey | General Hunter | Unowned |
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Maurice Murphy | Orderly | Unowned |
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Matthew Beard | Boy at Dr. Mudd's Door (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Frank Baker | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Stanley Blystone | Boy Seeking Dr. Mudd (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Stanley Bordagaray | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Whitney Bourne | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lester Dorr | George A. Atzerodt (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Robert Dudley | Druggist at Trial (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jan Duggan | Actress at Ford's Theatre (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Earl Eby | Usher (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Dick Elliott | Actor at Ford's Theatre (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bess Flowers | Woman Sitting Behind Lincoln in Theatre Box (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bud Geary | Sergeant (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Melvin J. Gibby | Lewis Payne (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Charles Haefeli | Prisoner (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Robert Homans | Sergeant (uncredited) | Unowned |
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John Lester Johnson | Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Beulah Hall Jones | Blanche (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Paul Kruger | Soldier (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Duke R. Lee | Sergeant (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Wilfred Lucas | Testifying Colonel (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Murdock MacQuarrie | Edman Spangler (uncredited) | Unowned |
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James A. Marcus | Blacksmith (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Eric Mayne | Court-Martial Participant (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Paul McAllister | Doctor (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Merrill McCormick | Commandant's Aide (uncredited) | Unowned |
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J.P. McGowan | Ship's Captain (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Arthur Millett | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Wedgwood Nowell | Court-Martial Member (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Robert Parrish | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Vester Pegg | Soldier (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jack Pennick | Corporal (uncredited) | Unowned |
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George H. Reed | Black Man Giving Booth Directions (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Paul Stanton | Agitating Orator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Tom Steele | Trooper (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Harry Strang | Ship's Mate (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Cyril Thornton | Michael O'Laughlin (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ray Turner | Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Blue Washington | Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Charles West | Washington (DC) Citizen (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Cecil Weston | Mary Surratt (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lloyd Whitlock | Maj. Rathbone (uncredited) | Unowned |