ApprovedThe Prisoner of Shark Island

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Play Time: 93 mins
Drama, History
The Prisoner of Shark Island

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.

Status: Released (1936-02-28)
Awards:1 win
Screen:Nunnally Johnson
Productions: 20th Century Fox
Production Countries: United States of America
Spoken Languages: English
The Prisoner of Shark Island
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Steve

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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 ....

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