“ The Prisoner of Shark Island ” ( English The Prisoner of Shark Island ) - a film directed by John Ford , which was released in 1936 . The film is based on a biography of Dr. .
| Shark Island Prisoner | |
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| The prisoner of shark island | |
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| Genre | drama |
| Producer | John ford |
| Producer | Darryl F. Zanuk |
| Author script | Nannally johnson |
| In the main cast | Warner baxter Gloria Stewart |
| Operator | Bert Glennon |
| Composer | R.Kh. Bassett Hugo Friedhofer |
| Film company | Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, Twentieth Century Fox |
| Duration | 96 minutes |
| A country |  USA |
| Tongue | English |
| Year | 1936 |
| IMDb | ID 0028141 |
Story
1865, the American Civil War ends. During one of the theatrical performances, John Wilkes Booth kills President Abraham Lincoln . The offender manages to escape, but during the escape he gets a broken leg. On the way to Virginia, he calls on rural doctor Samuel Maddu, who, without knowing anything about the events, provides Bout with medical assistance. The criminal leaves, and the next morning, soldiers appear who are looking for everyone who participated in the "conspiracy" against the president. Suspicion falls on Dr. Mudd, who is among the eight arrested. A military tribunal, not set up for a detailed examination of evidence, quickly passes sentences: several people were hanged, and Dr. Mudd receives a life sentence. He should serve it on the island of Dry Tortugas ( Florida Keys archipelago) in a strict prison , surrounded by a moat with sharks.
Cast
- Warner Baxter - Dr. Samuel Mudd
- Gloria Stewart - Mrs. Peggy Mudd
- Claude Gillingwater - Colonel Dyer
- Arthur Byron - Mr. Erickson
- Oliver Peters Heggie - Dr. MacIntyre
- Harry Carey - Prison Commandant
- Francis Ford - Corporal O'Toole
- John McGuire - Lieutenant Lovett
- Francis MacDonald - John Wilkes Booth
- Douglas Wood - General Ewing
- John Carradine - Sergeant Cooper
- Ernest Whitman - Buck Milford
- Paul Fix - David Herold