Dr. Samuel Mudd
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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.
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...
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.
A 1936 biographical drama about Dr. Samuel Mudd, who treated John Wilkes Booth after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Learn about the cast, crew, synopsis, photos, videos and film details of this classic movie.
A movie about Dr. Samuel Mudd, who was imprisoned for treating John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Lincoln. The plot follows his life in the Dry Tortugas prison, where he helps the guards and the prisoners during a yellow fever epidemic.
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.
