The Prisoner of Shark Island
DramaHistory
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Popularity
1.0
Companies
20th Century Fox
DirectorJohn Ford
WritersNunnally Johnson
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.
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