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The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

John Ford

Writing Credits  

Nunnally Johnson ... (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Warner Baxter ... Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd
Gloria Stuart ... Mrs. Peggy Mudd
Claude Gillingwater ... Col. Jeremiah Milford Dyer
Arthur Byron ... Mr. Erickson
O.P. Heggie ... Dr. MacIntyre
Harry Carey ... Commandant of Fort Jefferson
Francis Ford ... Cpl. O'Toole
John McGuire ... Lt. Lovett
Francis McDonald ... John Wilkes Booth
Douglas Wood ... Gen. Thomas Ewing
John Carradine ... Sgt. Rankin
Joyce Kay Joyce Kay ... Martha Mudd
Fred Kohler Jr. ... Sgt. Cooper
Ernest Whitman ... 'Buck' Milford
Paul Fix ... David Herold
Frank Shannon Frank Shannon ... Judge Advocate General Joseph Holt
Frank McGlynn Sr. ... President Abraham Lincoln
Leila McIntyre ... Mary Todd Lincoln
Etta McDaniel ... Aunt Rosabelle Milford
J.M. Kerrigan ... Judge Maiben
Arthur Loft ... Frank J. Thomas - Carpetbagger
Paul McVey ... Gen. David Hunter
Maurice Murphy ... Prison Hospital Orderly
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Frank Baker ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Matthew 'Stymie' Beard ... Boy Seeking Dr. Mudd (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Stanley Bordagaray Stanley Bordagaray ... Undetermined Secondary Role (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)
Earl Eby Earl Eby ... Usher (uncredited)
Dick Elliott ... Actor at Ford's Theatre (uncredited)
Bess Flowers ... Woman Sitting Behind Lincoln in Theatre Box (uncredited)
Bud Geary ... Sergeant (uncredited)
Melvin J. Gibby Melvin J. Gibby ... Lewis Payne (uncredited)
Charles Haefeli Charles Haefeli ... Prisoner (uncredited)
Robert Homans ... Sergeant (uncredited)
John Lester Johnson John Lester Johnson ... Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)
Beulah Hall Jones Beulah Hall Jones ... Blanche (uncredited)
Paul Kruger ... Soldier (uncredited)
Duke R. Lee ... Sergeant (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas ... Testifying Colonel (uncredited)
Murdock MacQuarrie ... Edman Spangler (uncredited)
James A. Marcus James A. Marcus ... Blacksmith (uncredited)
Eric Mayne ... Court-Martial Participant (uncredited)
Paul McAllister Paul McAllister ... Doctor (uncredited)
Merrill McCormick ... Commandant's Aide (uncredited)
J.P. McGowan ... Ship's Captain (uncredited)
Arthur Millett ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell ... Court-Martial Member (uncredited)
Robert Parrish ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Vester Pegg Vester Pegg ... Soldier (uncredited)
Jack Pennick ... Corporal (uncredited)
George Reed ... Black Man Giving Booth Directions (uncredited)
Paul Stanton ... Agitating Orator (uncredited)
Tom Steele ... Trooper (uncredited)
Harry Strang ... Ship's Mate (uncredited)
Cyril Thornton Cyril Thornton ... Michael O'Laughlin (uncredited)
Ray Turner ... Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)
Blue Washington ... Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)
Charles West ... Washington (DC) Citizen (uncredited)
Cecil Weston Cecil Weston ... Mary Surratt (uncredited)
Lloyd Whitlock ... Maj. Rathbone (uncredited)

Produced by 

Nunnally Johnson ... associate producer
Darryl F. Zanuck ... producer

Music by 

R.H. Bassett ... (uncredited)
Hugo Friedhofer ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by 

Bert Glennon ... (photography)

Editing by 

Jack Murray

Art Direction by 

William S. Darling ... (as William Darling)

Costume Design by 

Gwen Wakeling

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Edward O'Fearna ... assistant director (as Ed O'Fearna)

Art Department 

Thomas Little ... settings
Eric Rohman ... poster artist : Sweden (uncredited)

Sound Department 

W.D. Flick ... sound
Roger Heman Sr. ... sound (as Roger Hemen)

Stunts 

Tom Steele ... stunts (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Sam Benson ... wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)

Editorial Department 

Harvey Manger ... assistant editor
Thomas Vincent ... assistant editor

Music Department 

Louis Silvers ... musical director

Additional Crew 

Joseph M. Schenck ... presenter
Crew verified as complete

See also

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