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Warner Baxter
Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd
Movie193693 minReleasedUS NR
The Prisoner of Shark Island
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.
DramaHistory
Crew
Key crew roles and departments.
GW
Gwen Wakeling
Costume Designer
Costume & Make-Up
LS
Louis Silvers
Music Director
Sound
JM
Joseph M. Schenck
Presenter
Crew
RH
Roger Heman Sr.
Sound
Sound
John Ford
Director
Directing
Nunnally Johnson
Screenplay
Writing
JM
Jack Murray
Editor
Editing
TL
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
Art
Nunnally Johnson
Associate Producer
Production
DF
Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer
Production
WS
William S. Darling
Art Direction
Art
EO
Edward O'Fearna
Assistant Director
Directing
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