The story of Dr. Samuel Mudd, who was imprisoned for treating the injured John Wilkes Booth following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, and his subsequent struggles on a remote island prison.
Warner Baxter Dr. Samuel Mudd
Gloria Stuart Mrs. Peggy Mudd
Claude Gillingwater Col. Jeremiah Milford Dyer
Harry Carey Commandant of Fort Jefferson
John Carradine Sgt. Rankin
John Ford Director
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Dr. Samuel Mudd (Warner Baxter) sets John Wilkes Booth's leg, gets life sentence.