The Prisoner of Shark Island

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Dr. Samuel Mudd is arrested for being an accomplice to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln when he unknowingly aids an injured John Wilkes Booth. He's sentenced to life and sent to a treacherous penal colony on a remote island in the Dry Tortugas.

1936 · 1h 35m
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Director John Ford

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The Prisoner of Shark Island

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Dr. Samuel Mudd is arrested for being an accomplice to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln when he unknowingly aids an injured John Wilkes Booth. He's sentenced to life and sent to a treacherous penal colony on a remote island in the Dry Tortugas.

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© 1936 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. Renewed 1963 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved.

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Studio
Twentieth Century Fox
Released
1936
Run Time
1 hr 35 min
Region of Origin
United States
© 1936 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. Renewed 1963 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved.

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Original Audio
English
Audio

English

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English (United States) (SDH)