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The Prisoner of Shark Island

Based on the life story of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd

★ 6.9 (54 votes) | 1936 | 1h 33m
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Overview

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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  • Status Released
  • Release Date February 28, 1936
  • Budget N/A
  • Revenue N/A
  • Production 20th Century Fox

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