The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
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- Approved
- 1h 36min
- Biography, Drama
- 28 Feb 1936 (USA)
- Movie
The story of Dr. Samuel Mudd, who was imprisoned after innocently treating President Lincoln's assassin in 1865.
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Cast verified as complete
| Warner Baxter | ... |
Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd
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| Gloria Stuart | ... |
Mrs. Peggy Mudd
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| Claude Gillingwater | ... |
Col. Jeremiah Milford Dyer
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| Arthur Byron | ... |
Mr. Erickson
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| O.P. Heggie | ... |
Dr. MacIntyre
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| Harry Carey | ... |
Commandant of Fort Jefferson
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| Francis Ford | ... |
Cpl. O'Toole
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| John McGuire | ... |
Lt. Lovett
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| Francis McDonald | ... |
John Wilkes Booth
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| Douglas Wood | ... |
Gen. Thomas Ewing
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| John Carradine | ... |
Sgt. Rankin
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Joyce Kay | ... |
Martha Mudd
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| Fred Kohler Jr. | ... |
Sgt. Cooper
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| Ernest Whitman | ... |
'Buck' Milford
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| Paul Fix | ... |
David Herold
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Frank Shannon | ... |
Judge Advocate General Joseph Holt
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| Frank McGlynn Sr. | ... |
President Abraham Lincoln
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| Leila McIntyre | ... |
Mary Todd Lincoln
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| Etta McDaniel | ... |
Aunt Rosabelle Milford
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| J.M. Kerrigan | ... |
Judge Maiben
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| Arthur Loft | ... |
Frank J. Thomas - Carpetbagger
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| Paul McVey | ... |
Gen. David Hunter
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| Maurice Murphy | ... |
Prison Hospital Orderly
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| Frank Baker | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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| Matthew 'Stymie' Beard | ... |
Boy Seeking Dr. Mudd (uncredited)
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| Stanley Blystone | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Stanley Bordagaray | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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| Whitney Bourne | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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| Lester Dorr | ... |
George A. Atzerodt (uncredited)
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| Robert Dudley | ... |
Druggist at Trial (uncredited)
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| Jan Duggan | ... |
Actress at Ford's Theatre (uncredited)
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Earl Eby | ... |
Usher (uncredited)
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| Dick Elliott | ... |
Actor at Ford's Theatre (uncredited)
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| Bess Flowers | ... |
Woman Sitting Behind Lincoln in Theatre Box (uncredited)
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| Bud Geary | ... |
Sergeant (uncredited)
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Melvin J. Gibby | ... |
Lewis Payne (uncredited)
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Charles Haefeli | ... |
Prisoner (uncredited)
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| Robert Homans | ... |
Sergeant (uncredited)
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John Lester Johnson | ... |
Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)
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Beulah Hall Jones | ... |
Blanche (uncredited)
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| Paul Kruger | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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| Duke R. Lee | ... |
Sergeant (uncredited)
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| Wilfred Lucas | ... |
Testifying Colonel (uncredited)
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| Murdock MacQuarrie | ... |
Edman Spangler (uncredited)
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James A. Marcus | ... |
Blacksmith (uncredited)
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| Eric Mayne | ... |
Court-Martial Participant (uncredited)
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Paul McAllister | ... |
Doctor (uncredited)
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| Merrill McCormick | ... |
Commandant's Aide (uncredited)
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| J.P. McGowan | ... |
Ship's Captain (uncredited)
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| Arthur Millett | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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| Wedgwood Nowell | ... |
Court-Martial Member (uncredited)
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| Robert Parrish | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Vester Pegg | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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| Jack Pennick | ... |
Corporal (uncredited)
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| George Reed | ... |
Black Man Giving Booth Directions (uncredited)
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| Paul Stanton | ... |
Agitating Orator (uncredited)
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| Tom Steele | ... |
Trooper (uncredited)
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| Harry Strang | ... |
Ship's Mate (uncredited)
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Cyril Thornton | ... |
Michael O'Laughlin (uncredited)
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| Ray Turner | ... |
Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)
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| Blue Washington | ... |
Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)
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| Charles West | ... |
Washington (DC) Citizen (uncredited)
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Cecil Weston | ... |
Mary Surratt (uncredited)
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| Lloyd Whitlock | ... |
Maj. Rathbone (uncredited)
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Directed by
| John Ford | ||
Written by
| Nunnally Johnson | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Nunnally Johnson | ... | associate producer |
| Darryl F. Zanuck | ... | producer |
Music by
| R.H. Bassett | ... | (uncredited) |
| Hugo Friedhofer | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Bert Glennon | ... | (photography) |
Editing by
| Jack Murray | ||
Editorial Department
| Harvey Manger | ... | assistant editor |
| Thomas Vincent | ... | assistant editor |
Art Direction by
| William S. Darling | ... | (as William Darling) |
Costume Design by
| Gwen Wakeling | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Edward O'Fearna | ... | assistant director (as Ed O'Fearna) |
Art Department
| Thomas Little | ... | settings |
| Eric Rohman | ... | poster artist : Sweden (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| W.D. Flick | ... | sound |
| Roger Heman Sr. | ... | sound (as Roger Hemen) |
Stunts
| Tom Steele | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Sam Benson | ... | wardrobe supervisor (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Louis Silvers | ... | musical director |
Additional Crew
| Joseph M. Schenck | ... | presenter |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1936) (United States) (theatrical)
- Fox Films (1936) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Netherlands Fox Film Corporation (1936) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- National Telefilm Associates (NTA) (1957) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Gaumont/Columbia TriStar Home Video (2005) (France) (DVD)
- Media Cooperation One (MC-One) (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Eureka Entertainment (2006) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Eureka Video (2006) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- Odeon Entertainment (2012) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
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Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A few short hours after President Lincoln has been assassinated, Dr. Samuel Mudd gives medical treatment to a wounded man who shows up at his door. Mudd has no idea that the president is dead and that he is treating his murderer, John Wilkes Booth. But that doesn't save him when the army posse searching for Booth finds evidence that Booth has been to the doctor's house. Dr. Mudd is arrested for complicity and sentenced to life imprisonment, to be served in the infamous pestilence-ridden Dry Tortugas. Written by Alfred Jingle |
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| Taglines | Your heart will cry but ...your eyes sting with tears...at this thundering revelation of man's inhumanity to man! (Print Ad-Illawarra Mercury, ((Wollongong, NSW)) 2 October 1936) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | In a 1988 interview Gloria Stuart claimed that the only direction John Ford gave her was to cry louder when her doctor husband was condemned. See more » |
| Goofs | Booth is seen entering the President's theater box on the President's left; he even opens the door first to make sure the President is there. He then shoots him at a distance of at least 5 feet, again from Lincoln's left side. In reality, Booth entered the box from behind the President, and shot him at very close range in the back of the head. Also, in real life Booth shot Lincoln immediately after the line "...you sockdolagizing old mantrap!", thus insuring that the audience laughter would drown out the sound of the shot (Booth was very familiar with the play and knew just when to shoot). In the film, the line in question is uttered before Booth has even made his way into the box. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Directed by John Ford (1971). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Dixie's Land See more » |
| Quotes |
Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd:
Once before I was a doctor. I'm still a doctor. See more » |