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Summary

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.

Details

Release Date: February 28, 1936

Runtime: 93 minutes

Genres: Drama, History

Rating: ⭐ 6.8/10 (53 votes)

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Cast

  • Warner Baxter

    Warner Baxter

    Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd

  • Gloria Stuart

    Gloria Stuart

    Mrs. Peggy Mudd

  • Claude Gillingwater

    Claude Gillingwater

    Colonel Dyer

  • Arthur Byron

    Arthur Byron

    Mr. Erickson

  • O. P. Heggie

    O. P. Heggie

    Dr. Mac Intyre

  • Harry Carey

    Harry Carey

    Commandant

  • Francis Ford

    Francis Ford

    Corporal O'Toole

  • John McGuire

    John McGuire

    Lieutenant Lovett

  • Francis McDonald

    Francis McDonald

    John Wilkes Booth

  • Douglas Wood

    Douglas Wood

    General Ewing

  • John Carradine

    John Carradine

    Sergeant Rankin

  • Fred Kohler Jr.

    Fred Kohler Jr.

    Sergeant Cooper

  • Ernest Whitman

    Ernest Whitman

    Buck

  • Paul Fix

    Paul Fix

    David Herold

  • Frank Shannon

    Frank Shannon

    Mr. Holt

  • Frank McGlynn Sr.

    Frank McGlynn Sr.

    Abraham Lincoln

  • Etta McDaniel

    Etta McDaniel

    Aunt Rosabelle

  • J.M. Kerrigan

    J.M. Kerrigan

    Judge Maiben

  • Arthur Loft

    Arthur Loft

    Carpet Bagger

  • Paul McVey

    Paul McVey

    General Hunter

  • Maurice Murphy

    Maurice Murphy

    Orderly

  • Matthew Beard

    Matthew Beard

    Boy at Dr. Mudd's Door (uncredited)

  • Frank Baker

    Frank Baker

  • Stanley Blystone

    Stanley Blystone

  • Whitney Bourne

    Whitney Bourne

  • Lester Dorr

    Lester Dorr

    George A. Atzerodt

  • Robert Dudley

    Robert Dudley

    Druggist at Trial

  • Jan Duggan

    Jan Duggan

    Actress at Ford's Theatre

  • Dick Elliott

    Dick Elliott

    Actor at Ford's Theatre

  • Bess Flowers

    Bess Flowers

    Woman Sitting Behind Lincoln in Theatre Box

  • Bud Geary

    Bud Geary

    Sergeant

  • Robert Homans

    Robert Homans

    Sergeant

  • Paul Kruger

    Paul Kruger

    Soldier

  • Duke R. Lee

    Duke R. Lee

    Sergeant

  • Wilfred Lucas

    Wilfred Lucas

    Testifying Colonel

  • Murdock MacQuarrie

    Murdock MacQuarrie

    Edman Spangler

  • James A. Marcus

    James A. Marcus

    Blacksmith

  • Eric Mayne

    Eric Mayne

    Court-Martial Participant

  • Paul McAllister

    Paul McAllister

    Doctor

  • J.P. McGowan

    J.P. McGowan

    Ship's Captain

  • Wedgwood Nowell

    Wedgwood Nowell

    Court-Martial Member

  • Jack Pennick

    Jack Pennick

    Corporal

  • George H. Reed

    George H. Reed

    Black Man Giving Booth Directions

  • Paul Stanton

    Paul Stanton

    Agitating Orator

  • Tom Steele

    Tom Steele

    Trooper

  • Harry Strang

    Harry Strang

    Ship's Mate

  • Ray Turner

    Ray Turner

    Black Soldier at Prison

  • Blue Washington

    Blue Washington

    Black Soldier at Prison

  • Charles West

    Charles West

    Washington (DC) Citizen

  • Lloyd Whitlock

    Lloyd Whitlock

    Maj. Rathbone