
The Prisoner of Shark Island
- Drama
- History
After healing the leg of the murderer John Wilkes Booth — responsible for the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln — Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, considered part of the atrocious conspiracy, is sentenced to life imprisonment and sent to the sinister Shark Island Prison.
Cast

Warner Baxter
Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd

Gloria Stuart
Mrs. Peggy Mudd

Claude Gillingwater
Colonel Dyer

Arthur Byron
Mr. Erickson

O. P. Heggie
Dr. Mac Intyre

Harry Carey
Commandant

Francis Ford
Corporal O'Toole

John McGuire
Lieutenant Lovett

Francis McDonald
John Wilkes Booth

Douglas Wood
General Ewing

John Carradine
Sergeant Rankin
- Joyce Kay
Joyce Kay
Martha Mudd

Fred Kohler Jr.
Sergeant Cooper

Ernest Whitman
Buck

Paul Fix
David Herold

Frank Shannon
Mr. Holt

Frank McGlynn Sr.
Abraham Lincoln
- Leila McIntyre
Leila McIntyre
Mrs. Abraham Lincoln

Etta McDaniel
Aunt Rosabelle

J.M. Kerrigan
Judge Maiben

Arthur Loft
Carpet Bagger

Paul McVey
General Hunter

Maurice Murphy
Orderly

Matthew Beard
Boy at Dr. Mudd's Door (uncredited)

Frank Baker
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Stanley Blystone
Boy Seeking Dr. Mudd (uncredited)
- Stanley Bordagaray
Stanley Bordagaray
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Whitney Bourne
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Lester Dorr
George A. Atzerodt (uncredited)

Robert Dudley
Druggist at Trial (uncredited)

Jan Duggan
Actress at Ford's Theatre (uncredited)
- Earl Eby
Earl Eby
Usher (uncredited)

Dick Elliott
Actor at Ford's Theatre (uncredited)

Bess Flowers
Woman Sitting Behind Lincoln in Theatre Box (uncredited)

Bud Geary
Sergeant (uncredited)
- Melvin J. Gibby
Melvin J. Gibby
Lewis Payne (uncredited)
- Charles Haefeli
Charles Haefeli
Prisoner (uncredited)

Robert Homans
Sergeant (uncredited)
- John Lester Johnson
John Lester Johnson
Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)
- Beulah Hall Jones
Beulah Hall Jones
Blanche (uncredited)

Paul Kruger
Soldier (uncredited)

Duke R. Lee
Sergeant (uncredited)

Wilfred Lucas
Testifying Colonel (uncredited)

Murdock MacQuarrie
Edman Spangler (uncredited)

James A. Marcus
Blacksmith (uncredited)

Eric Mayne
Court-Martial Participant (uncredited)

Paul McAllister
Doctor (uncredited)
- Merrill McCormick
Merrill McCormick
Commandant's Aide (uncredited)

J.P. McGowan
Ship's Captain (uncredited)
- Arthur Millett
Arthur Millett
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Wedgwood Nowell
Court-Martial Member (uncredited)
- Robert Parrish
Robert Parrish
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
- Vester Pegg
Vester Pegg
Soldier (uncredited)

Jack Pennick
Corporal (uncredited)

George H. Reed
Black Man Giving Booth Directions (uncredited)

Paul Stanton
Agitating Orator (uncredited)
- Tom Steele
Tom Steele
Trooper (uncredited)

Harry Strang
Ship's Mate (uncredited)
- Cyril Thornton
Cyril Thornton
Michael O'Laughlin (uncredited)

Ray Turner
Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)

Blue Washington
Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)

Charles West
Washington (DC) Citizen (uncredited)
- Cecil Weston
Cecil Weston
Mary Surratt (uncredited)

Lloyd Whitlock
Maj. Rathbone (uncredited)


















