Based on the life story of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd
Original title
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Released
2/28/1936
Origin country
US
Genre
Drama, History
Production companies
20th Century Fox
Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
1hr 33min
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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