

The Prisoner of Shark Island
Based on the life story of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd
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.
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- Language
- English
- yellow fever
- based on true story
- historical figure
- conspiracy
- physician
- island prison
- 19th century
- abraham lincoln
- country doctor
- prison break attempt
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United StatesUS
- PremiereNRNew York City, New York12 Feb 1936
- TheatricalG28 Feb 1936
CanadaCA
- TheatricalG28 Feb 1936
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical5 Aug 1936
GermanyDE
- TV16 Aug 1977
ItalyIT
- Theatrical11 Mar 1937
SwedenSE
- Theatrical1520 Apr 1936
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The Prisoner of Shark Island was released on 28 February 1936.
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1- S8/10
Steve
1/9/2022
Don't know how I missed this one but it's a great thriller. From the title you'd never guess it's an historical drama about Dr. Samuel Mudd who infamously helped set Lincoln's killer's broken leg. The history goes from suspect to flat out wrong -- and it's almost pro-slavery -- but if you can look past that it's a hell of a tall tale. Warner Baxter is put through the ringer and he does very well in this a very phy…
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