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Production countries: United States
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Language: English
Spoken: English
Production: 20th Century Fox
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Language: English
Spoken: English
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yellow feverbased on true storyhistorical figureconspiracyphysicianisland prison19th centuryabraham lincolncountry doctorprison break attempt

The Prisoner of Shark Island NR

Released Drama History

28 Feb, 1936 1h 33min

The Prisoner of Shark Island NR

Released Drama History

28 Feb, 1936 1h 33min

Directed by John Ford

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, 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.

Directed by John Ford