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20th Century Fox
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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 — Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, considered part of the atrocious conspiracy, is sentenced to life imprisonment and sent to the sinister Shark Island Prison.
Steve
Jan 9, 2022 · via TMDB
Don't know how I missed this one but it's a great thriller. From the title you'd never guess it's an historical drama about Dr. Samuel Mudd who infamously helped set Lincoln's killer's broken leg. The history goes from suspect to flat out wrong -- and it's almost pro-slavery -- but if you can look past that it's a hell of a tall tale. Warner Baxter is put through the ringer and he does very well in this a very physical role -- much more entertaining that his smiling lover roles he usually did. Also a standout is the lean, terrifying John Carridine. Not to be forgotten is some thrilling scenes in the prison. And, yes, there are sharks!
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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
Fred Kohler Jr.
Sergeant Cooper
Ernest Whitman
Buck
Paul Fix
David Herold
Frank Shannon
Mr. Holt
Frank McGlynn Sr.
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)
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)
Dick Elliott
Actor at Ford's Theatre (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Woman Sitting Behind Lincoln in Theatre Box (uncredited)
Bud Geary
Sergeant (uncredited)
Robert Homans
Sergeant (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)
J.P. McGowan
Ship's Captain (uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell
Court-Martial Member (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
Corporal (uncredited)
George H. Reed
Black Man Giving Booth Directions (uncredited)
Paul Stanton
Agitating Orator (uncredited)
Harry Strang
Ship's Mate (uncredited)
Ray Turner
Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)
Blue Washington
Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)
Charles West
Washington (DC) Citizen (uncredited)
Lloyd Whitlock
Maj. Rathbone (uncredited)
Bert Glennon
Director of Photography
John Ford
Director
Nunnally Johnson
Associate Producer
Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer
Hugo Friedhofer
Original Music Composer
Nunnally Johnson
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Feb 28, 1936
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