The Prisoner of Shark Island
Based on the life story of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd
- Release Date
- 1936-02-28
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- N/A
- Links
- IMDb
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.