The Prisoner of Shark Island

Release Date: 1936-02-28

Runtime: 93 minutes

Rating: 6.88/10

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.

Genres: Drama, History